Kourion Beach

Episkopi, Limassol · 🇨🇾 Cyprus

Swim beneath the Greco-Roman theatre of ancient Kourion, on a breezy strand dotted with tavernas.

Water at Kourion Beach (Episkopi, Limassol, Cyprus) runs to about 27°C at the height of the season, and May-Oct is the window to aim for. The beach flies the Blue Flag for water quality and safety.

Sea temperature

~27°C in the warm season

Water

Clean open-sea blue, livelier than Cyprus's sheltered east-coast bays

Sand

Grey-brown sand and fine shingle along an open, breezy strand

Swimming

Fine on calm mornings; wind and waves build most afternoons

Surf

Breezy afternoons draw kitesurfers and windsurfers to the open bay

Best time to visit

May-Oct

Setting

Directly below the Greco-Roman theatre and mosaics of ancient Kourion, with a short strip of fish tavernas on the sand

Beach type

Wild & scenic

Blue Flag

Yes

Region

Europe

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