2023-Cyprus-Country-Report
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CYPRUSCOUNTRY REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />
Cultural events such as the Pharos Chamber Music Festival, the Kypria International<br />
Festival, which comprises music, dance and performance arts. The Pharos Arts<br />
Foundation has established a world-wide reputation for its commitment to excellence<br />
and for promoting classical music in <strong>Cyprus</strong>, having presented more than 500 concerts<br />
over the past 15 years. Outstanding musicians are hosted in the Pharos Arts Foundation’s<br />
Concert Series and the annual International Chamber Music Festival, with programmes<br />
ranging from ancient to contemporary.<br />
The Pharos Centre for Contemporary Art (PCCA) presents the work of major<br />
international artists. A variety of contemporary art forms are included in the Centre’s<br />
programme – visual, performance, photography, video – as well as lectures and<br />
discussions. Exhibitions are in many cases individually curated by internationally<br />
recognised curators from all over Europe.<br />
The Pafos Aphrodite Festival <strong>Cyprus</strong> organises and hosts an annual opera<br />
performance at the end of August or early September and has over the years invited a<br />
variety of internationally acclaimed companies and performances to the festival.<br />
Showcasing the rich viticulture of the island, <strong>Cyprus</strong> has created a wine trail project,<br />
offering six different organised routes for visitors to tour the island’s wine-producing<br />
regions. The reputation of the annual Limassol Wine Festival, launched in 1961, attracts<br />
over 100,000 visitors every August to the city’s municipal gardens to discover the wine<br />
portfolios of one of the oldest wine-producing countries in the world.<br />
SHOPPING<br />
I<br />
n <strong>Cyprus</strong> you can shop till you drop. The island has a large selection of stores<br />
catering for all tastes and requirements. Most major British and European chains<br />
are represented on the island and there is a plethora of fashionable boutiques and big<br />
malls in Nicosia, Limassol and Paphos, selling designer brands including Louis Vuitton,<br />
Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Roberto Cavalli, Calvin Klein, Kenzo, Gianfranco Ferre<br />
and many more. For those looking for something more unique, you can find traditional<br />
and handmade items that are quintessentially Cypriot in the old towns of the bigger<br />
cities, as well as in the many villages in the countryside.<br />
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