Kuriousities in Kourion and Kolossi

Yesterday me and my friend Helen visited Kourion Archaeological Site and Kolossi Castle in an attempt to get some culture and not waste a Bank Holiday off work.

Kourion is a massive site full of Greek and Roman ruins, mosaics and an impressive amphitheatre. It was originally built in the 2nd Century B.C. and some of the B.C. parts still stand like the Public Baths which were built in 50 B.C.

It was a beautiful site to walk round, (even if I did get sunburn for my troubles) and you could imagine the site at it’s former glory looking like scenery from the movie Troy whilst walking round the House of Achilles, the Gladiators House and an area dedicated to Nymphs with columns and mosaic picture floors.

The Ampitheatre is currently used for musical and dramatic shows and seats 3500 people but I thought with it’s gorgeous sea views and old stone that it would be an amazing place to get married, though obviously there would be slightly fewer than 3500 guests.

Kolossi Castle is just down the road from where I live, I drive past it a lot and so after 3 months of driving past yesterday I went in. the orginal castle was built in 1210 and the castle that stands now was rebuilt in 1454 and has played host to the Knights Templars and King Richard I of England. Oh, and they used to make sugar there.