Limassol Travel Information

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Limassol Scene Limassol (or Lemesos as it’s now known) is the island’s second largest city and is home to the biggest port on the island. As well as its five pretty beaches, Limassol has a local fishing fleet and harbour, an old port area undergoing refurbishment, and a large marina serving the increasing number of visiting charter and private yachts and motor cruisers. With its selection of beaches, and numerous local attractions, Limassol is a great destination to enjoy a day on the beach or exploring the area followed by an excellent selection of evening bars & restaurants situated around the port/marina area. Paphos, the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite is about 30 miles west of Limassol. Larnaca is about an hour to the East.

Things to do in Limassol: Limassol Marina • Fasouri Watermania Water Park • Kourion ancient archaeological site • Coral Bay scuba and snorkeling • Blue Lagoon Day Trip • Baths of Aphrodite • Glass Bottom Boat Tour

Highly rated hotels in Limassol: The Ivi Mare - Designed for adults • Amathus Beach Hotel Limassol • Four Seasons Hotel • Columbia Beach Resort Pissouri • St Raphael Resort



Cyprus's electricity is 240V 50Hz and uses plug type G
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Great Circle Distance between Heathrow and Paphos International Airport is 1,998 miles, with a flight time of approx 4.5 hrs. Limassol's IATA airport code is PFO.
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Climate: Cyprus has a Mediterranean climate along the coast, with hot and sunny summers and mild and rainy winters. The inland plain of Nicosia is hotter in summer whilst in the mountainous areas, the climate is obviously colder. Rainfall is not abundant, and most of the that occurs from November to March, with a peak in December and January. Summer is long and runs from late May to early October. It's hot and sunny, but tempered by steady breezes.






BA Tier Points Earned

Route 1LHR‑PFO
(BA) ba



TOTAL
(SGL)
TOTAL
(RTN)
Economy10 1020
WTP
Business80 80160
First
 

Economy Tier Points shown are based on fully flexible fares. 'Low' Economy earns 50% of the shown amount. 'Lowest' Economy fares earn 25% of shown amount.

When journey is booked in World Traveler Plus or First and those cabins don't exist on particular legs, the next cabin down will be used on those legs for points collection.

When booking with BA, tier points can be earned on the following Oneworld Oneworld Alliance ® airlines:
asAlaska Airlines, aaAmerican Airlines, baBritish Airways, cxCathay Pacific, fjFiji Airways, ayFinnair, ibIberia, jlJapan Airlines, mhMalaysia Airlines, qfQantas, qrQatar Airways, atRoyal Air Maroc, rjRoyal Jordanian, ulSriLankan Airlines



Avios Required (per leg) for BA Redemption Flight from London to Paphos, (Zone 4, 2,001-3,000 miles)

Cabin Off Peak TravelPeak Travel
Economy10,00012,500
World Traveller Plus20,00025,000
Club31,25037,500
First42,50050,000


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