If I would search for a place to create a city on Cyprus, I would probably decide for the area of Kourion, in the west of Λεμεσός: the views on the Mediterranean Sea are just breathtaking. Maybe that was also the reason why the city-state of Kourion was created here in the 13th century BCE. Today you can discover manyfold Roman traces here: beautiful mosaics, an ancient theatre und Roman baths that have been heated by fire.
Ancient Kourion, Επισκοπή 
Ancient Kourion, Επισκοπή 
Ancient Kourion, Επισκοπή 
Ancient Kourion, Επισκοπή 
Ancient Kourion, Επισκοπή 
Ancient Kourion, Επισκοπή
Kourion has an excellent visitors center. On arrival you have to stop at a gateway, leave your car and buy a ticket. Afterwards you can drive up the hill and park your car next to a shop and restrooms. Then you can explore the vast area on foot. Today Kourion is located on the grounds of the British Sovereign Base Akrotiri, a part of the United Kingdom that remained in the European Union after Brexit. But you will not even notice that you officially left the Cypriote state: there are no borders and no border controls.
Kourion
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