Erimi

{{more footnotes needed|date=December 2010}} {{Infobox settlement | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Cyprus | subdivision_type1 = District | governing_body = Municipal Council of Kourion | leader_title = Deputy Mayor | timezone = EET | utc_offset = +2 | timezone_DST = EEST | utc_offset_DST = +3 | postal_code_type = Postal code | official_name = Erimi | native_name = Ερήμη | native_name_lang = el | settlement_type = Municipal District | image_map = | image_shield = | img_coa_legend = | shield_size = 210px | subdivision_name1 = Limassol District | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = Kourion Municipality | population_total = 3,159 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |date=9 August 2024 |title=Population Enumerated by District, Municipality/Community, Sex and Age 1.10.2021 |url=https://cystatdb.cystat.gov.cy/pxweb/en/8.CYSTAT-DB/8.CYSTAT-DB__Population__Census%20of%20Population%20and%20Housing%202021__Population__Population%20-%20Place%20of%20Residence/1891108E.px/ |access-date=5 November 2025 |website=Statistical Service of Cyprus |language=en}}</ref> | elevation_m = | latd = | latm = | latNS = | longd = | longm = | longEW = | postal_code = 4630 | leader_name = Andreas Aresti | website = {{URL|https://kourion.org/|kourion.org}} | name = }}

'''Erimi''' ({{Langx|el|Ερήμη}}) is a village and a municipal district of the Kourion Municipality, lying partly in the Limassol District of Cyprus and partly in the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. It has a population of 3,159 according to the 2021 census.

Close to Erimi is the village of Kolossi, which is where one can find the castle of Kolossi.

== History and archaeology == At Erimi there are a number of important archaeological sites, including the Chalcolithic site of Erimi-''Pamboula'' that was excavated by Porphyrios Dikaios, the Early-Middle Bronze Age site of Erimi-Kafkalla and Erimi-''Laonin tou Porakou'' and the Late Bronze Age site of Erimi-''Pitharka''.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dikaios |first=Porphyrios |date=1934 |title=Cyprus Museum Excavations |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0003598X00116540/type/journal_article |journal=Antiquity |language=en |volume=8 |issue=29 |pages=86–90 |doi=10.1017/S0003598X00116540 |issn=0003-598X|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Recht|first1=L|last2=Zeman-Wiśniewska|first2=K|last3=Mazzotta|first3=L|title=Excavations at the Late Bronze Age site of Erimi-Pitharka, Cyprus (2022-2023 seasons): Regional production and storage in the Kouris Valley|journal=Internet Archaeology|date=2024|issue=67|doi=10.11141/ia.67.6|doi-access=free|url=https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue67/6/index.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Recht|first1=L|last2=Zeman-Wiśniewska|first2=K|last3=Clark|first3=B|last4=Yamasaki|first4=M|title=Excavations at Late Bronze Age Erimi-Pitharka, Cyprus: The 2024 season|journal=Internet Archaeology|date=2025|issue=69|doi=10.11141/ia.69.1|doi-access=free|url=https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue69/1/index.html}}</ref>

== Cyprus Wine Museum == {{Unreferenced section|date=November 2025}} The Cyprus Wine Museum (Οινομουσείο) is situated in Erimi village at the crossroads of the wine routes leading to the mountains and on the old road between Limassol and Paphos.

The Cyprus Wine Museum, using traditional and contemporary methods presents the history of Cyprus's wine industry. Ancient jars and vases, medieval drinking vessels, the private collection of Anastasia Guy, old documents and instruments illustrate how wine was produced, stored, and enjoyed in the past. Photographic backdrops and audiovisual equipment show off the wine making process, from cultivation to production.

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Category:Municipal districts in Limassol District