This September is for wine!
Those travelling to Limassol during the end of August or early September are in for a cultural treat! Limassol’s annual Wine Festival is held and offers lots of fun, wine & dancing! This year’s festival will be held from the 31st of August till the 10th of September, promising every visitor impressive cultural days and nights!
As every year the wine festival is held within Limassol’s Municipal Gardens close to the city’s coastline. Upon entrance, it’s hard to miss the floating statue of a traditional Cypriot winegrower dressed up in a folklore costume. The floating statue has been the emblem of the festival ever since the start in 1961. Across the Municipal Gardens, there are stalls belonging to the different wineries in Limassol such as SODAP, ETKO, LOEL as well as LAONA and KEO. Visitors are invited to taste varieties of wine all produced locally.
The Wine Festival has become an annual event ever since it was first held in 1961. Its popularity over the years proves that the festival is lots of fun to the fifteen thousand enthusiasts it attracts every night! Apart from the delicious local wine visitors enjoy traditional local dishes and sweets, folklore dancing and music as well as theatrical performances!
Limassol’s Wine Festival is a reminder of ancient Greek celebrations, where all residents, poor and rich joined to celebrate gods and goddesses like Dionysus and Aphrodite. In the past, all the people joined together feasting and dancing while tasting new wines and taking part in different kinds of entertainment such as dancing or choirs.
The top attraction of the Wine Festival is watching how wine was made in the past. People gather together to step and dance on grapes and produce wine old style!
Those staying at The Royal Apollonia in September must visit the Wine Festival and join in the celebrations!