Lady's Mile beach, Limassol - Cyprus's longest beach

Updated: 01.09.2022
Yulia Klaos

The Lady's Mile beach, the beach Lady's mile, is the longest beach of Cyprus.

The name of the beach of Lady's Mile was received from the governor's horse during the British rule, which used to travel on the beach.

The beach on the Akrotiri Peninsula, along its Eastern side, between the New port of Limassol and the British military base of Akrotiri (British overseas territories, under its sovereignty, but not its composition).

The length of the beach lady's Mile is 5 kilometers. The beach is wide, the beach is predominantly dense sand, sometimes mixed with pebbles, pebbles. In the Central part of the beach sand is dark gray in color, in the South becomes Golden-brown, and in the North, closer to the New port of Limassol, on the beach mainly pebbles.

The Northern part of the beach - the narrowest and pebbly

The Central part of the beach - dark gray sand, basic beach services

The southern part of the beach - the shallow water, the bright sand and the most beautiful color of sea water

Lifeguards with lifesaving equipment and services for first aid are on duty on the beach from April to October from 09:00 to 17:00 hours to 18:00 hours in the peak summer season.

The main advantages of the beach Lady's mile:

- shallow waters, which contributes to great family holidays with children;

- clean sea water;

- relative solitude on the beach you can always find a quite secluded place.

In the Northern part of the beach depth comes pretty fast at the bottom there are pebbles and stones, while in the South the wind is gently sloping and sandy, gradual depth.

Beach lady's Mile alternating zones where the restaurants with all the beach amenities adjacent are replaced by a spacious parts of the coast, without the provision of beach services.

So, on the beach highlighted several restaurant areas. Near restaurants focused additional amenities include: sun loungers and parasols, showers and toilets, locker rooms and playgrounds. A dedicated area for beach soccer and volleyball, water activities, etc.

There are areas more suitable for youth recreation, there will be a bar and music. And is designed for families with children, those in water with water inflatable rides, and the beach has a small children's Playground.

The cost of renting a sunbed or parasol from € 2.50.

Photo of the beach Lady's Mile from the South to the North

The southern end of the beach. The fence is the border of the beach and the base of Akrotiri

Next is the restaurant area with all amenities

Coast

Area family holiday

Unequipped coast

Restaurant and facilities

Again part unequipped coast

"Youth zone", there is a bar with music and no children's entertainment venues

"Wild" coast. In this part of the beach sand is increasingly replaced by pebbles

The restaurant area

Coast next. Begins to dominate the pebbles

Almost near the New port of Limassol is another cafe with beach amenities

Close to the beach lady's Mile

Close to the beach is the Salt lake of Akrotiri, which attracts migratory birds, including flocks of bright pink flamingos and herons during the winter months. In the summer months a large part of the lake dries up, leaving a vast area of sand and salt, from which sand becomes dense and it is possible to walk, drive, etc. read More about the Salt lake of Limassol...