Properties in Zygi and Maroni on the south coast of Cyprus
Despite being located only just outside the fringes of Limassol's industrial zone, the village of Zygi is nevertheless one of the most attractive villages on the south coast of Cyprus.
Zygi and Maroni Villages
Zygi is a bustling
fishing village whereas Maroni is famous as a large
carob and olive producer.
Conveniently located for access
to the three large towns of the island, Zygi is set some 50km from the
capital Nicosia, 40km from Larnaca and its International
Airport,
whilst being only 35km from the coastal city of Limassol.
The busy little fishing port supplies the local 20
or so speciality seafood restaurants in Zygi with fresh seafood as well as supplying the whole region
for which now the village is famous for. There is also
a weekend fruit and vegetable market and the village
is currently experiencing quite a growth in building
development with several exclusive development being
built including the new marina and is becoming very
attractive to tourists.
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The illuminated 130 metre wooden pier, nowadays is
just used for the mooring of all the fishing boats,
but Zygi used to be financially important at one time
for shipping Carobs from the whole Larnaca region to
far away countries. They were stored in the extremely
large stone warehouses that still occupy the village.
The Carobs were brought to these warehouses, weighed
and stored until the caiques arrived, from where the
bags stuffed with carobs would pass hand-over-hand via
a chain of workers, from the warehouses to the end of
the pier.
It is to be noted that Zygi's seafront is currently undergoing somewhat of a transformation, with the construction of a large break-water and the expansion of its traditional fishing port.
Maroni
Maroni has had a settlement since the 16th Century,
although due to recent
findings, where archaeologists are still working in
the village, they have unearthed evidence from the latter
stages of the Bronze Age.
Also, Maroni has the reputation of having found perhaps
the oldest olive press in Cyprus. This backs up the
history of the village which has experienced changes
over the years, in that Maroni was called ‘carob
beach’ due to its high abundance of the ‘black
gold ‘trees. The vast amount of olive trees is
supposedly due to massive planting during the Lusignan
period and are referred to as the ‘Frankish’
trees for that reason.
The village now though is widely known also, for its
large amount of tall greenhouses that are used in producing
early vegetables, especially tomatoes and cucumbers.
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