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Kolossi Castle
Compact three-storey Crusader keep west of Limassol, once a Hospitaller headquarters, with an adjacent sugar mill and car park.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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Ýpsonas
Limassol, Cyprus · Europe
About Ýpsonas
Ýpsonas works well as a base: 10 minutes from Erími, 27km from Troodos Mountains.
Ýpsonas is in Limassol, Cyprus, with about 7,300 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Erími, about 4 km away.
Ypsonas or Ipsonas (Greek: Ύψωνας, romanized: Ypsōnas, Turkish: İpsona), is a municipal district of the Kourion Municipality in the Limassol District of Cyprus. Until the 2024 local government reform, it was a municipality in its own right. It is one of the largest settlements in western Limassol District and isRead more
located about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Limassol. The southern part of the municipal district lies within the Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri, part of the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. According to the 2021 census, Ypsonas had a population of 13,966.
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Within an hour or so of Ýpsonas: Kolossi Castle (4 km), Kourion Archaeological Site (7 km), Limassol Castle (7 km), Omodos (23 km).
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Ýpsonas is in Limassol, Cyprus, about 4 km from Erími.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,348
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Cyprus
- Region
- Limassol
- Timezone
- Asia/Nicosia
- Coordinates
- 34.6880, 32.9619
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Worth the detour from Ýpsonas
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
7 km · about 15 min drive
castle
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 15 min drive
landmark
Omodos
Cobbled wine village in the Troodos foothills built around Timiou Stavrou monastery, a common stop on the Commandaria wine route.
23 km · about 25 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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Troodos Mountains
Forested mountain range with nine UNESCO-listed painted Byzantine churches, charming villages, and Mount Olympus.
27 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Petra tou Romiou
Sea stacks on the Paphos–Limassol coast road identified in legend as Aphrodite's birthplace, with a roadside viewpoint and car park.
31 km · about 35 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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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- 31 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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