The Festival takes place in our town, Limassol Municipal Gardens,
300m walking distance from our hotel near the sea. There is an
entrance fee which is payable at the gate, of which there are three. On
entry to the Festival through the main entrance, situated on the south,
you will see a giant statue of a Cypriot village winegrower in his
traditional local costume.
Make your reservation at our hotel today and don’t miss this
opportunity to be just 300 meters away from the festival.
This has been the emblem of the Wine Festival since the 1961. There are
pavilions on both sides of the main entrance belonging to the wineries of
Lemesos (Limassol): ETKO, KEO, LOEL, SODAP, and LAONA, where the
visitors can taste, free of charge, all kinds of wines. It must be
emphasized that all the wines offered to all visitors in unlimited quantities
is free of charge with the compliments of the Lemesos (Limassol)
Municipality.
The wine festival was organised for the first time in 1961 and since then it
has become an established annual event of merrymaking and fun,
offering a joyful atmosphere to visitors from all over Cyprus and aboard.
Wine from the barrels is on offer free of charge every evening.
(Organisers: Cultural Services of Lemesos (Limassol) Municipality, Venue:
Limassol Municipal Gardens).
“Every evening about 15,000 visitors come along to the Festival, to enjoy
the happy and jolly atmosphere of people feasting with wine, delicious
local dishes, at fixed low prices, local dances and songs and theatrical
plays with comedy, humour and satire.
One night in the Limassol’s wine festival is an opportunity for every
person to live the Greek tradition of the Dionysiac celebrations, when all
inhabitants of Attica, citizens or farmers, sat at common banquets,
offered free by the state, tasted the new wines and participate in the
mass dances, songs, poetry and drama. During these celebrations a
number of slaves were set free, whilst those still in slavery were allowed a
spell of independence and entertainment. As then, here are the free
banquets, the free wine, but there are no slaves to free, you can get free
from every care of life from social conventions and formalities, from daily
needs and worries of life.
September 28th until 6th of October 2024 | Be There
