Festivals and Events in Cyprus
The Festivities in Cyprus are year-round, and never seem to stop. The Greeks and the Romans were well-known for their hard daily work, balanced-out by their great devotion and talent for Festivals and Celebrations, and Cyprus is a part of this tradition. However, some of the best festivals to see take place during the summer. The August Village Festivals of Cyprus take place in all the villages around the island, each with its own version of how to celebrate the end of summer, with all different kinds of music, dancing, food and wine. It’s at this time when you really get to experience what each town in Cyprus has to offer, and their own unique history and traditions.
In Cyprus, some of the best paryting villages to go to in August include Aros, Alona, Pegeia, Agros, Laneia, Lofou, Kannaviou, Kallepia, Kritou, Nata, Pissouri, Kalopanagiotis, Galata, Vasa Skylkiou, Agios Gerogios, Agios Therapon and Monagri. Some names, huh?
The town of Stroumbi hosts a particularly special party called the Dionysia Festival in August. It’s three whole days packed with traditional performances, great music, and fresh local food and wine. The best way to get to know the people of Cyprus is to party with them. You’ll quickly see how lovable they really are.
Mountain festivals in Cyprus are no less alluring. If life in the towns of Cyprus is too much for you in the summer months, escape to the mountains, where you can experience just as much music and food, with a bit more cool, fresh air!
Try the Limassol Wine Festival in its breathtaking seaside home and taste everything that the local wine industries of Cyprus have to offer. Now that’s something worth partying for! The best of the best come out for this one, and thousands of people from around the world make the pilgrimage to this wine festival annually.