The Old Port
The Old Port features on the Gingerguide audio walk through Limassol. Give it roughly ~30 min: enough to look, hear a two to three minute story on the spot, and ask the AI guide whatever the story leaves open.
- Type historic
- Suggested visit ~30 min
- Limassol Limassol guide
About The Old Port
The small working fishing harbour beside the castle, the city's main port until the 1970s, where fishing boats still land their catch each morning beside the restored seafront and the marina.
The Old Port, tucked beside the castle at the foot of the old town, was for generations the main harbour of Limassol, until the larger New Port to the west took over the city's cargo and cruise traffic in the early 1970s. Its foundations go back to British times, and its present form dates from 1956.
Today the Old Port is a small, friendly fishing harbour and coast-guard shelter behind a breakwater, part of the restored seafront beside the Molos and the gleaming marina. Fishing boats still head out in the evening and return at dawn, and their catch is sold on to the shops and fish tavernas of the city, keeping an old working rhythm alive at the edge of the modern riviera.
Did you know? The Old Port, beside the castle, was for generations the main harbour of Limassol until the larger New Port to the west took over the city's cargo and cruise traffic in the early 1970s; its present form dates from 1956.
How long is a visit to The Old Port?
Set aside roughly ~30 min for The Old Port. That covers a good look and the narrated story, and because you set the pace you can always stay on.
Is The Old Port worth your time?
The Old Port is among the 13 narrated highlights the Gingerguide team chose for Limassol, so it is worth a look. Hear the story for the context, then ask the AI guide for anything more.
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