The square keep
Three storeys.
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A medieval keep on the edge of Kolossi village, about 14 km west of Limassol, once a stronghold of great strategic value to the Crusaders. Its story begins around 1210, when the land of Kolossi was granted to the Knights of St John (the Hospitallers). The present keep was built in 1454 by the Commander of Kolossi, Louis de Magnac, whose coat of arms is still carved into its walls. It is a square three-storey tower, 21 m high, entered by a small bridge, with a roof that looks over fields and orchards. The castle was a centre of sugar production from local sugarcane, then one of Cyprus's main exports, and the arched stone sugar mill still stands beside it, along with the remains of an aqueduct. Half an hour to an hour is enough, and it pairs easily with nearby Kourion for a half-day from Limassol.
Three storeys.
In stone.
Over orchards.
Kolossi, about 14 km west of Limassol
It was a medieval centre of sugar production from local cane, and the stone sugar mill still stands beside it.