
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.
Every year · usually May
Limassol's biggest street party takes over Saripolou and Athinon streets in the old town for a day each spring, usually in early May. Street artists paint live murals, skaters and BMX riders take over pop-up ramps, and an artists' market and DJ sets run alongside food stalls. It is free and high-energy — family-friendly by day, a proper party after dark. Check the exact date each year as it shifts.
Every year, usually in May. The next dates have not been announced yet — we add them as soon as the organiser does.
Saripolou & Athinon streets, Limassol old town.
Free entry.

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.

A long, calm crescent bay tucked beneath farmland and white cliffs, ringed by tavernas — sheltered, shallow and made for a slow swim at sundown.

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.
It is held every year, usually in May. The dates of the next edition have not been announced yet, so confirm with the organiser before you travel.
Saripolou & Athinon streets, Limassol old town, Cyprus.
Yes — entry is free.
Yes. It is held every year, usually in May, and usually lasts 1 day.
The biggest wine festival in Cyprus, running nine days in the Municipal Gardens on the seafront. Entry is €5 for adults (€3 for 13–17s, under-12s free) and the wineries’ tastings inside are free; a wine glass costs €1.50–2.50 extra. Food, music and dance every evening.
The island's home-grown pop culture convention, running annually since the mid-2010s with cosplay contests, artist alley, gaming zones and comic vendors. It is smaller and friendlier than the giant international cons, which makes it easy to actually see everything in a day. Tickets are modestly priced and the cosplay standard is impressively high for a small island.
A Sunday in Agios Mamas, one of the Commandaria wine villages in the hills north of Limassol, where you can watch — and help with — the making of ppalouzes and soutzoukos, the grape-must sweets of the harvest. Live folk music and dancing, a village market, donkey rides and storytelling for children; free entry.