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Cape Greco National Forest Park
Wind-carved sea caves, blue holes and a network of clifftop and coastal trails on the island’s south-east horn, with a tiny white chapel above the water.
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Culture · Ayia Napa · Every year
Ayia Napa International Festival
Every year · usually September
For the last weekend of September, the square around Ayia Napa's medieval monastery hosts free open-air concerts, folk-dance troupes from around the world, craft demonstrations and food stalls. Running since the mid-1980s and timed to World Tourism Day, it is a genuinely local, family-friendly celebration that shows the resort town's quieter cultural side once the summer party crowd has thinned.
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Good to know
When
Every year, usually in September. The next dates have not been announced yet — we add them as soon as the organiser does.
Where
Square around the Medieval Monastery, Ayia Napa.
Entry
Free entry.
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Free places around Ayia Napa & Protaras
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Konnos Bay
A sheltered horseshoe of fine sand and glass-clear turquoise between two pine-topped headlands — the prettiest swim on the east coast, reached on foot from the cape.
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Fig Tree Bay
The icon of Protaras: powder sand, shallow warm water and a little islet you can swim out to, named for the lone fig tree that has stood here for centuries.
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Ayia Napa International Festival: the essentials
When is Ayia Napa International Festival?
It is held every year, usually in September. The dates of the next edition have not been announced yet, so confirm with the organiser before you travel.
Where is Ayia Napa International Festival held?
Square around the Medieval Monastery, Ayia Napa, Cyprus.
Is Ayia Napa International Festival free?
Yes — entry is free.
Does Ayia Napa International Festival happen every year?
Yes. It is held every year, usually in September, and usually lasts 3 days.
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