April 2011
SUN, 24 APR
EASTER
Easter, the biggest Greek Orthodox religious feast is celebrated in Cyprus with great solemnity. Evening services take place throughout the Holy Week.
Following the morning mass on Holy Thursday, housewives paint eggs in red, according to tradition.
On Good Friday a procession of decorated Sepulchres takes place in all parishes around 20:30. At midnight on Good Saturday an open air mass takes place in every church. On Easter, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday traditional games are organised in many villages. For details see under town headings.
FRI, 22 APR
GOOD FRIDAY
A procession of decorated Sepulchres takes place in all parishes at around 20:30.
SAT, 23 APR
EASTER SATURDAY
At midnight an open-air mass takes place in every Church.
SUN, 24 AND MON, 25 APR
TRADITIONAL EASTER GAMES
On Easter Sunday and Monday afternoons traditional games are organised in towns and villages:
Lefkosia (Nicosia) District: Kourdali and Spilia villages
Lemesos (Limassol) District: Lemesos town, Agios Tychonas, Pano Polemidia, Sykopetra (tel: 99569408), Kellaki (tel. 99604792), Pissouri (tel. 25222292), Episkopi (tel. 25934015), Anogyra and Agros villages
Larnaka District: Pervolia village (tel. 24423330)
Pafos District: Pafos town, Geroskipou, Tala, Kathikas, Tsada, Chlorakas, Kissonerga, Stroumbi and Neo Chorio villages
Ammochostos (Famagusta) District: Agia Napa, Frenaros, Paralimni, Deryneia and Achna villages.
BIRD WATCHING IN CYPRUS
Birdlife Cyprus arranges bird watching trips regularly. Organised by the Birdlife Cyprus. For further information please contact 22455072, 99059541.
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EVENTS IN LEFKOSIA (NICOSIA)
WED, 13 OCT – THU, 16 JUN
ART EXHIBITION
“Art Is…”. An exhibition of the art of Cyprus through the ages. A tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus. Organised by the Marfin Laiki Bank.
Venue:Marfin Laiki Bank Cultural Centre, Vyronos Avenue.
Visiting hours: 10:00-13:00, 16:00 – 20:00 (Monday to Friday) and 10:00 – 14:00 (Saturday).
For further information please contact 22718601 / 05.
TUE, 15FEB – SAT, 30APR
ART EXHIBITION
An art exhibition entitled “Ptolemy and European Cartographers of the Eastern Mediterranean 1477 - 1777” from the collection of Andreas Nicolaides. Organised by the LeventeionMunicipalMuseum of Nicosia.
Venue:LeventeionMunicipalMuseum of Nicosia.
Visiting Hours: 10:00-16:30. (Closed on Mondays).
For further information please contact 22661475.
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TUE, 22 MAR – FRI, 8 APR
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
“So near and yet so far?” by the German designer and artist Anna Stelmach. An exhibition dedicated to the future of Cyprus. Organised by the German Cultural Centre and the Goethe Zentrum.
Venue:Marfin Laiki Bank Cultural Centre, Makarios ave. – Bouboulinas str.
Visiting hours: 09:00-13:00, 17:00 – 19:00 (closed on weekends)
For further information please contact 22674608.
TUE, 22 MAR – SUN, 11 SEP
ART EXHIBITION –MORPHOU AS THEOMORPHOU, YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
The exhibition will featureauthentic specimens (icons, wood-carved items, holy vessels, canonicals, manuscripts, incunabula) – all valuable pieces of ecclesiastical art, as well as heirlooms belonging to refugees and repatriated or salvaged icons, books and wood-carved items from the Bishopric’s occupied area.
Authentic objects will be supplemented by informative entries as well as by audiovisual material featuring photographs of the monuments whence the objects originated. Also, rare editions by the Cultural Foundation Collections will bring forward documented information on lost and found objects.
Photographs depicting maintenance works on ecclesiastical monuments of the Holy Bishopric of Morphou from the past ten years will also be on display.
Organised by the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Centre associated with the Holy Bishopric of Morphou.
Venue:Bank of Cyprus Cultural Centre.
Visiting hours: 10:00-21:00.
For further information please contact 2212 81 70.
MON, 28 MAR – SUN, 3 APR
ART EXHIBITION
An art exhibition by Costas Papageorgopoulos. Organised by the AglantziaMunicipality.
Venue:“Skali” Gallery, Aglantzia
Visiting Hours: 18:00-21:00.
For further information please contact 99553882.
WED, 6 – FRI, 15 APR
SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
Asculpture exhibition entitled “e-motion’ by Ioli Leivada. Organised by the AglantziaMunicipality.
Venue:“Skali” Gallery, Aglantzia
Visiting Hours: 16:30-20:30.
For further information please contact 99353361.
MON, 25 APR
TRADITIONAL EASTER GAMES
Revival of Easter Games. With the participation of “Anatoliki Mesogeios” music ensemble and Kyriakou Pelagia. Organised by the AglantziaMunicipality in collaboration with the Aglantzia Cultural Movement.
Venue:K. Karaoli Square, Aglantzia.
Time:16:00 - 18:30
For further information please contact 22462233.
SAT, 9 APR
CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT
Classical music concert with the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. The programme includes works by the composers J. Haydn and C. Debussy.
Soloist: Janna Sargerson, Menelaos Menelaou (violin), Gila Dimont (viola) and Stavros Petropoulos (cello).
Organised by the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra.
Venue:Pallas Theatre.
Time:17:00
Free Entrance
For further information please contact 22463144.
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TUE, 12 AND WED, 13APR
CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT
Classical music concert with the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. The programme includes works by G. Rossini. Soloist: Katerina Mina (soprano), Elena Belfiore (mezzo soprano), Daniele Zanfardino (tenor) and Constantinos Giannides. Conductor: Loukas Karytinos. Organised by the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra.
Venue:Strovolos Municipal Theatre
Time: 20:30
Entrance: €12, €7 (free for students and soldiers)
For further information please contact 22463144
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LEFKOSIA (NICOSIA) WALKS
Get to know the capital by walking
Within the framework of wider efforts to get foreign visitors better acquainted with the old city within the walls, the Lefkosia (Nicosia) Municipality from 1987 established a series of thematic walking tours. These tours have been reorganised to present various new aspects of the old city as well as the city outside the walls. A city like Lefkosia (Nicosia) with its 5000 yearlong history has much to offer. By walking, one gets a better feel for a
place and its yearlong atmosphere, then and now, and a better understanding of its continual cultural development. This is the philosophy upon which these walking tours of Lefkosia (Nicosia) are based.
Every Monday
Pallouriotissa and Kaimakli: The Past Restored Guided bus and walking tour.
Starting point: CTO Information Office in Laiki Geitonia at 10:00. Free participation.
Every Thursday
Discover the old Nicosia and its walls
Starting point: CTO Information Office in Laiki Geitonia at 10:00. Free participation.
Organised by the Tourist Guides Association in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation.
For further information on the walks please contact 22 674 264.
HORSE RACES
Organised by the Nicosia Horse Race Club. For further information contact the Nicosia Race Club tel. 22782727.
OPEN AIR FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MARKETS
Every Wednesday- “OCHI” Square - (Lefkosia within the walls)
Every Friday - StrovolosMunicipality (Industrial area, traffic lights).
Every Saturday - Lefkosia Old Municipal Square - (Lefkosia within the walls).
Organised by the NicosiaMunicipality.
EVENTS IN LEMESOS (LIMASSOL)
SUN, 2 JAN – SUN, 18 DEC
MUSICAL SUNDAYS
Organised by the Cyprus Tourism Organisation in co-operation with the Agios Tychonas Community Board.
SUN, 3APR
Jazz music with the “Jazz Society” music ensemble
SUN, 10APR
Traditional Cypriot dances with the “Neoi Orizontes” dance group
SUN, 17APR
Music of the world with the “Avra Shiati” music ensemble
Venue: “Onesilos” Seaside Theatre.
Time: 11:00
For further information please contact 22691221, 25323211, 25362756.
SUN, 3 APR
MUSIC CONCERT
A music concert of oriental music with Omar Faruk Tekbilek, accompanied by the player of the Pontian lyre Lazos Ioannides.. Organised by theRialto Theatre.
Venue: Rialto Theatre.
Time:20:30
Entrance: €5, €15
For further information please contact 77777745.
FRI, 8 – SUN, 10 APR
BALLET ON ICE
“The Beauty and the Beast”, with Russian Ice Stars. Organised by the J.Y Productions. Choreography : Cavalliere Giuseppe Arena.
Venue:Palais de Sports (Spyros Kyprianou)
Time: 19:30 (8/4), 11:00, 16:00, 19:30 (9/4), 11:00, 16:00 (10/4).
Entrance: €15 (children), €22 (adults), €60 (for four persons)
For further information please contact 77777373.
MON, 18 APR
MUSIC CONCERT
“Theogenitor Maria”, with ARIS choir of Limassol, Manolis Mitsias and Costas Hadjichristodoulou, in memory of Marios Tokas. Conductor: George Payiatis. Choir Direction: Marinos Mitellas
Organised by the Rialto Theatre.
Venue:Rialto Theatre.
Time:20:30
Free Entrance.
For further information please contact 77777745.
TUE, 26APR
GREEK MUSIC CONCERT
A tribute to Nikos Gatsos, celebrating 100 years of his death, with Kostas Makedonas and Anastasia Moutsatsou accompanied by the Emmelon Orchestra and the the participation of the Choir of the Municipality of Germasogia. The programme includes music by Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, Xarchakos and others.
Organised by the Mousikorama.
Venue:Rialto Theatre.
Time:20:30
Entrance: €25, €20
For further information please contact 77777745.
THU, 28 APR
6TH GUITAR FESTIVAL
The European association of Guitar Teachers presents within the 6th festival the internationally acclaimed BalticGuitarQuartet. The programme includes a voyage of the history of flamenco.
Organised by the European Association of Guitar Teachers
Venue:Rialto Theatre.
Time:20:30
Entrance: € 15,€10
For further information please contact 77777745.
SAT, 30 APR
DANCE PERFORMANCE
The “Mythical Fair” choreographed by Chloe Melidou and music composed by Alkis Agathokleous is a contemporary work – comment on our musical and dancing tradition having as a background mythical and “fairy” images and creations of folk imagination.Dancers: Alexandros Michael, Loizos Constantinou, Yiannis Emmanouilides, Valentinos Steliou
Musicians: Alkis Agathokleous, Pavlos Michaelides, Rodos Panayiotou.
Organised by the Omada Pente Dance Theatre.
Venue:Rialto Theatre.
Time:20:30
Entrance: €7, €5
For further information please contact 77777745.
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LIMASSOL WALK
Every Monday.
A stroll in Neapolis, Nemesos, Limassol….Lemesos
See the best of Lemesos in a Walking Tour organised by the Municipality of Lemesos in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation and the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association. The tour aims to giving you the opportunity to get to know the historical centre of Lemesos by walking through its narrow streets which visually “narrate” its long history. Monuments of the past, traditional workshops, unique architectural features, the bustling life of the old market and traditional shops all reflect the city´s atmoshpere, the main element of this tour.
Starting point: CTO Information Office. Spyrou Araouzou 115A. Time: 10:00. Free guiding and participation. Tel: 25362756.
Organised by the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation.
GERMASOGEIA WALKS
Every Wednesday (in English) - October to April. Each walk will be organised on every alternate week.
Germasogeia – A Village Blessed by Water
- Discover the Natural Environment of Germasogeia
Every Friday (in Finnish) -November-April. Each walk will be organised on every alternate week.
Information – How to join – starting and ending point of the walks
CTO Information Office, 22 Georgiou A´, Potamos tis Germasogeias, Eastern Entrance of Dasoudi Beach, Tourist area, Germasogeia. Book in advance, give name and hotel. Time: 10.00-13.00. Free guiding and participation. Tel: 25323211.
Offered by the GermasogeiaMunicipality in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation and the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association.
Germasogeia – A Village Blessed by Water
This tour aims to take visitors to the peaceful, picturesque village of Germasogeia 15 minutes away from the beach, to stroll through its narrow streets, see its special architecture, visit its churches, and feel the village life. Water has always been the most important element in the development of Germasogeia. It is bounded by the sea in the south and on its north it has as a physical boundary, the water dam of Germasogeia fed by the river Amathos coming from the mountains of Troodos. The tour also includes a visit to the water dam of Germasogeia.
Discover the Natural Environment of Germasogeia
This tour aims to discover the nature of Germasogeia. The idea is to walk away from the village to the serene surroundings of the area and enjoy a relaxing stroll wandering the hills of Germasogeia. The participants of the tour will enjoy a ride in the old Bedford bus, which drives partly through an earthen road. They will walk (there is some up hill walking) for more than half an hour along the nature trail of the area off Phinicaria laid out by the Forestry Department and enjoy the magnificent view of the water dam and river. In the winter colourful flowers and shrubs cover the valley. The herbs and wild flowers and tree blossoms give a variety of colours and scents.
EVENTS IN TROODOS
SUN, 24 – TUE, 26 APR
TRADITIONAL EASTER GAMES
Revival of Easter Games. Organisers : Communities of Spilia, Kourdali and Evrychou villages.
For further information please contact 99606641.
EVENTS IN LARNAKA
SUN, 2 JAN – SUN, 18 DEC
MUSICAL SUNDAYS
Organised by the Cyprus Tourism Organisation in co-operation with the LarnakaMunicipality.
SUN, 3APR
Traditional Cypriot songs with the “Tony Solomou” music ensemble
SUN, 10APR
Re-enactment of Cypriot traditional wedding with the “Karotseris” dance group
SUN, 17APR
Classical music with the “Classical Quartet” music ensemble
Venue: Larnaka Seafront Stage, Foinikoudes.
Time: 11:00
For further information please contact 22691221, 24654322.
SAT, 26 MAR – SUN, 17 APR
EXHIBITION
Opening of the contemporary art exhibition“A Portable Royal Palace. Four Events for Caterina Cornaro (1454-1510): Venezia – Asolo-Larnaka 2010-11”, on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the death of the Queen of Cyprus.
Organised by the LarnakaMunicipality.
Venue:Larnaka Medieval Castle
Visiting hours: 9:00. – 17:00
For further information please contact 24657745.
MON,4APR
LARNAKA FESTIVAL OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
16th International Piano Competitionof the
Evangelia Tjiarri Music Foundationfor young pianists up to the age of 19 years
Concert by the Prize Winners
Organised by the LarnakaMunicipality
Venue:Larnaka Municipal Theatre.
Time:20:30
Free Entrance
For further information please contact 24657745
SAT, 30APR
LARNAKA FESTIVAL OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra
“Musical Bouquet”. The programme includes works by the composers J. S. Bach, G. F. Händel, J. Haydn & I. Stravinsky.
Soloist: Konstantinos Karvelos (piano), Alexis Papadakis (tenor)
Artistic direction: Agis Ioannides
Venue: Larnaka Municipal Theatre.
Time: 20:30.
Free Entrance
For further information please contact
24657745.
LARNAKA WALKS
Every Wednesday
LARNAKA-PAST AND PRESENT
This walk covers the history of Larnaka and its development by focusing on the role that the sea had throughout the centuries.
Starting point: CTO Information Office, Vasileos Pavlou Square. Time 10:00
Free guiding and participation. Tel. 24654322.
Every Friday
SCALA – ITS CRAFTSMEN
Scala is around the area Larnaka Fort and AgiosLazarosChurch. The aim of this walk is to explore the area and visit the Handicraft Workshops created by young ceramic artist most of who are inspired by ancient Cypriot art.
The Walk goes through picturesque streets of the Turkish sector of Larnaka , where visitors have the chance to see traditional white washed houses, houses with kiosks and the present use of this residential area.
Starting point: Larnaka Fort (MedievalMuseum). Time: 10:00. Free guiding and participation. Tel: 24 65 43 22.
Offered by the LarnakaMunicipality in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation and the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association.
Organised by the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation.
LARNAKALOVEBUSCITY SIGHTSEEING
Open-air Double-decker Bus Starts Routes in Larnaka.
An open-air double-decker bus company has commenced tours in Larnaka offering tourists the opportunity to see the bustling city.
Tours on the ‘Love Bus’ operate five times a day (from morning till evening), and take in various sites of interest within the city, including the old aqueduct of Kamares, the Hala Soultan Mosque in Tekke, the ancient harbour of Kition and the Medieval Castle.
Starting point: Palm-tree lined promenade ‘Phinikoudes’ (along Athens Avenue) and lasts one hour. Should the road be closed to traffic, the tour will begin at the Larnaka Police Station at the beginning of Athens Avenue.Time: 11:00, 16:30, 19:30. Prices:€10 for adults and €5 for children. Organised by the “Astrapi” Ltd Company and supported by the Larnaka Regional Tourism Body. For further information please contact 97761761.
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LARNAKACITY CRUISES
Tourists and locals alike can view the sights of Larnaka from different angle with the introduction of bike tours, going by the name ‘City Cruises’. The special passenger bikes - which look a little like buggy carts with pedals - are already popular in other European destinations where riders (with very strong legs!) cycle with their passengers in the back enjoying the sights. The bikes are an environmentally friendly way to travel as they use a solar-powered battery, meet all European safety standards and are operated by trained riders who know first-aid. They are also suitable for people with disabilities.There are three tours on offer: The City Centre Tour (which takes in the town centre with all its shops), The Arts and Culture Tour (which takes in the workshops and galleries of Larnaka), and A Historical Tour Around the Town (which takes in the museums, churches and ancient monuments).These are the first bikes of their kind on the island and are certain to offer something unique to anyone who wants to see Larnaka and its sights in a memorable way.
Entrance : €12 (45 – 50 minutes).
For more information contact 70005960 or
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EVENTS IN PAFOS
SUN, 2 JAN – SUN, 18 DEC
MUSICAL SUNDAYS
Organised by the Cyprus Tourism Organisation in co-operation with the PafosMunicipality.
SUN, 3APR
Traditional Cypriot dances with the “Aphrodite Geroskipou” Folklore Association
SUN, 10 APR
Electronic music with the “Electra” music ensemble
SUN, 17 APR
Classical music with the “Classical Quintet” music ensemble
Venue: Archaeological Park Entrance, Limanaki.
Time: 11:00
For further information please contact 22691221, 26932841, 26930521.
MON, 25 APR
TRADITIONAL EASTER GAMES
Revival of Easter Games at Geroskipou, Tala, Kathikas, Tsada, Chlorakas, Kissonerga, Stroumbi and Neo Chorio villages