DRINK WINE, IT GIVES YOU LIFE
With this saying, Limassol, the town of fun and joy, welcomes one more year, the Wine Festival. The Festival is organized by the Municipality of Limassol and every year starts at the end of August, beginning of September in the Municipal Gardens (Dimosios Kipos), located in the centre of Limassol, opposite the beach.
The festival first started in 1961 as an honourable manifestation in the long wine producing tradition of the island.
Inspired by the ancient festivals dedicated to the God of Wine, Dionysos, and the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite, it combines fun and entertainment with lots of food, wine and various shows by local and international artistic groups.
The Wine Festival is addressed to both locals and tourists and provides a unique opportunity for people to try various local wines produced by large and small wineries from all over Cyprus and traditional local food.
The traditional marking brand of the Festival is the huge statue of “Vrakas” (traditional name given to old generations men who used to wear instead of the trouser, the traditional “vraka”) at the entrance of the Gardens.
This year the Festival will start on the 28th August and will end on the 6th September.
Free wine will be offered to all visitors every evening between 20:00 – 23:00.
Take a chance and visit this folkloric festival planned for many years, in a town that knows how to celebrate in a unique way.