Limassol Marina, the yacht harbour by the centre

Limassol Marina is the newest, most expensive face of the town, with yacht berths, luxury flats and terraces right on the water. I’ll be honest, it’s not somewhere I’d cross the island to see. But if you’re in central Limassol it’s worth a wander, especially at the end of the day, because it sits right next to the oldest part of town.

What the marina is

The Limassol tourist board presents it as a development built to offer top-class berths for yachts, both afloat and on land. Alongside the harbour, the project includes luxury homes, commercial units and spaces for cultural events. The same board says it has put Cyprus more firmly on the yachting map and given the town a new image.

For a visitor, the useful bit is different. The marina is right beside the heart of Limassol and connects on foot with the Limassol old port, the historic centre and the medieval castle. In other words, it isn’t a gated complex you need a car to reach.

What to do there

Stroll past the berths, look at the boats and sit on a terrace. There’s no official list of restaurants or shops I can point to, and they come and go, so I won’t name any. What I will say is that here you’re paying for the setting. For something simpler, the old port is about 300 m away.

The photo on this page was taken by A. Savin in January 2017, with yachts moored and low buildings behind. The area has carried on changing since, so don’t be surprised to see more building work.

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Fitting it in with the centre

My ideal order goes like this. In the morning, Limassol Castle and the old town. After lunch, the old port. And at the end of the day, along the Molos promenade, about 400 m away, to the marina to watch the sun go down over the water. All on foot, without a single bus.

If you’ve got a hire car, my advice is to park it once and forget about it, because the centre is far better on foot.

Getting to the marina

Flying in, either airport, Larnaca or Paphos, is under an hour’s drive away on the tourist board’s figures. Within Limassol, a single EMEL fare goes up from €2 to €2.50 on 5 November 2026; the details are in buses in Cyprus. Cruise passengers come ashore at the main port, some way from the centre, so the marina is a short taxi or bus ride away. Whichever way you come, remember the island drives on the left, as at home.

If you would rather have a local show you round, book a guided tour in Limassol Marina and choose by the reviews.

Other marinas

The tourist board lists another marina among its points of interest, St. Raphael Marina. Beyond its name, I have no official details about it to pass on. For an evening stroll and dinner, the town-centre one is what you want.

To get your bearings before you come, start with the Limassol page, which covers everything else you can see on foot. Further east, at Pyrgos, is St Raphael Resort, with its own marina.

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Once your dates are set, check which hotels are still free in Limassol before prices climb.