Beach
Governor’s Beach
Brilliant white chalk cliffs drop to a string of small dark-sand coves and clear water — the contrast of pale rock and deep sea is unmistakably Cypriot.
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Music · Nicosia & Limassol
Cyprus Symphony Orchestra — From Saint-Saëns to Carmen
15–16 October 2026
The orchestra’s “Starlight 1” programme, played twice: Saint-Saëns’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with George-Emmanuel Lazaridis, Bizet’s Carmen Suites and the Cyprus premiere of Nestor Taylor’s “The Path of the Archangel”, conducted by Zoe Zeniodi. Nicosia on 15 October, Limassol on 16 October, 8.30pm; tickets €12–25.
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When
15–16 October 2026 · 20:30.
Where
Nicosia Municipal Theatre (15 Oct) · Pattihio Theatre, Limassol (16 Oct), Nicosia & Limassol.
Entry
From €12.
While you are there
Free places along the Limassol coast
Beach
Pissouri Bay
A long, calm crescent bay tucked beneath farmland and white cliffs, ringed by tavernas — sheltered, shallow and made for a slow swim at sundown.
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Lady’s Mile Beach
A flat, mile-long ribbon of hard sand on the Akrotiri peninsula with shallow warm water and a string of laid-back beach bars — the locals’ long-walk-and-swim beach.
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Cyprus Symphony Orchestra — From Saint-Saëns to Carmen: the essentials
When is Cyprus Symphony Orchestra — From Saint-Saëns to Carmen 2026?
15–16 October 2026, 20:30.
Where is Cyprus Symphony Orchestra — From Saint-Saëns to Carmen held?
Nicosia & Limassol — nicosia Municipal Theatre (15 Oct) · Pattihio Theatre, Limassol (16 Oct), Cyprus.
Is Cyprus Symphony Orchestra — From Saint-Saëns to Carmen free?
No — tickets start at €12.
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