The joy of being in Cyprus is to see Limassol and Nicosia futilely battle it out to be the nation’s number one. Technically Nicosia wins by default as it is the capital city, and the capital city gain instant status. What the government didn’t bank on, when having Nicosia as the capital is the fact that living in the capital city can often feel like capital punishment. Its clogged streets, the pollution, the lack of parks/water features/sea/dustbins/venues of entertainment (other than cafes) leaves many capital city dwellers like me begging for an escape. Enter Limassol.
Limassol has the laissez-faire attitude for a city, where almost anything goes. In Limassol, being seen entering and leaving a strip joint (whether you’re working there or just visiting) carries the same merit as being seen in cafes in Nicosia. And that is where the main difference lies; in how the two cities decide to express their socio-economic situation. In Nicosia women wear haute couture, in Limassol they juicy couture.
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