A muscular presence in the old town, Limassol’s Castle as a history that echoes many of Cyprus’ defensive buildings.
It was erected by the Lusignans during the crusades and recent excavations revealed both a byzantine fortress and a basilica in its foundations.
The castle withstood attacks from the Genoese and the Mamluk Sultunate from Cairo before being beefed up during the island’s Ottoman period in the 16th century.
