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The south coast town of Limassol is the island's largest seaside resort. Acting as a magnificent backdrop
to the city that spreads for ten miles along the coast are the Troodos mountains, in whose fertile foothills
most of the country's grapes are grown.
The town's carefree holiday atmosphere, with wide seafront promenade and bustling little shopping streets,
is matched by the gaiety and lively character of its people. With its fun-loving reputation and the best
nightlife on the island it is fitting that only Limassol stages some of the Island's best-known festivals:
the annual Wine Festival in September, when the various wineries offer free samples of their products for
ten days: the ten day pre-Lenten Carnival with masquerade parties balls and grand parades, the Limassol
Festival in summer and the ancient Drama Festival at Kourion. | 
