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Limassol Castle
Medieval castle in Limassol's old town housing the Cyprus Medieval Museum, traditionally linked to Richard the Lionheart's wedding.
7 km · about 10 min drive
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Germasógeia
Limassol, Cyprus · Europe
About Germasógeia
Germasógeia works well as a base: 10 minutes from Ágios Týchon, 29km from Troodos Mountains.
Germasógeia is in Limassol, Cyprus, with about 17,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Ágios Týchon, about 5 km away.
Germasogeia (Greek: Γερμασόγεια), is an eastern suburb of Limassol and a municipal district of the Amathounta Municipality in the Limassol District of Cyprus. As of 2021, Germasogeia had a population of 17,325. Its mayor, Kyriakos Xidias, won the local elections on 18 December 2016 as an independent candidate. DuringRead more
the elections, Xidias prevailed with 26.73% of the vote against 23.01% of two-term incumbent Andreas Gavrielides.
The small town was fortified in the medieval period by the Knights Templar. Germasogeia dam was built there in 1968.
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Within an hour or so of Germasógeia: Limassol Castle (7 km), Kolossi Castle (15 km), Kourion Archaeological Site (19 km), Choirokoitia (25 km).
Where is Germasógeia?
Germasógeia is in Limassol, Cyprus, about 5 km from Ágios Týchon.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 17,325
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Cyprus
- Region
- Limassol
- Timezone
- Asia/Nicosia
- Coordinates
- 34.7207, 33.0845
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Worth the detour from Germasógeia
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Kolossi Castle
Compact three-storey Crusader keep west of Limassol, once a Hospitaller headquarters, with an adjacent sugar mill and car park.
15 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
Kourion Archaeological Site
Greco-Roman city on a bluff west of Limassol with a restored theatre and mosaic villas overlooking the Mediterranean, with parking.
19 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
Choirokoitia
UNESCO-listed Neolithic settlement of circular stone dwellings on a hillside beside the A1 motorway, with reconstructed houses and parking.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Lefkara
A stone village on Troodos's southern slopes famed for lefkaritika lace: embroidery Leonardo da Vinci reputedly bought for Milan Cathedral in 1481, and filigree silverwork, still made in doorway workshops along its cobbled lanes.
26 km · about 30 min drive
waterfall
Caledonia Falls
Twelve-metre waterfall on the Kryos river near Platres in the Troodos mountains, reached by a marked trail from a roadside car park.
28 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Fikardou
A protected medieval village in the Troodos foothills, its 18th-century timber-and-mudbrick houses preserved intact after near-total abandonment: a handful of residents, a rural-life museum and a taverna remain.
28 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Troodos Mountains
Forested mountain range with nine UNESCO-listed painted Byzantine churches, charming villages, and Mount Olympus.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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- 42 kmPetra tou RomiouSea stacks on the Paphos–Limassol coast road identified in legend as Aphrodite's birthplace, with a roadside viewpoint and car park.
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