The 6^th Tepebasi Tulip Festival draws The Crowds

The small village on the hill near Camlibel(Mirtu) that is Tepebasi(Yorgoz) was overwhelmed with visitors last weekend that had arrived in droves to witness the 6^th tepebasi Tulip Festival. There was arranged sightseeing visits to the nearby fields included in the programme which were a blaze of colour emanating from the locally grown tulips. The village school playground was the focus for activities including local traditional folk dance groups, food stalls, painting exhibitions and even a wicker basket making display. Saturday saw the Kibris Line Dance Association perform to an appreciative audience and on Sunday it was the turn of the recently formed Phoenix Line Dance Club to entertain the masses. Phoenix club founders Steve and Denise Bisson  commented:”it was a real honour for us to be asked to perform some of our dance routines at Tepebasi(Yorgoz), the display team consisting of eight members of our club performed a total of six dances of which three were performed in “contra lines”-we feel sure that this is the first time that contra lines have been performed in public in the TRNC- contra lines differ from the normal line dance routines(which are carried out in”normal” straight lines), I assume `contra` means contradictory in that the performers dance in lines opposite each other and as you saw, we passed through each others’ lines-not as easy as it looks as you have to ignore the person in front of you when they are going in the opposite direction!”The`Dance for peace` was also performed by the Bi-communal Folkloric Dance Group of Cyprus which has been together since 2001 at their headquarters next to the Ledra Palace Hotel in Nicosia(Lefkosa) and they have performed the dance at many festivals since. The director of the group Contsteuliel Kypandraeu commented: “our group consists of over eighty members who meet up each week in Nicosia to practice and we have a 50/50 split between Greek and Turkish Cypriots who all wish to promote peace. We are very happy to be performing here today.

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Training-Agia Napa

Agia Napa’s warm sunshine and year round temperate climate- the best in Cyprus- combined with its excellent sports  infrastructure with football grounds, provides the essential basis ingredients for one of the most successful sports training locations in the Mediterranean.

Already a popular European tourist destination for many years now, Agia Napa is continually recognised as a viable training centre for sports teams, especially during the mild winter months of November through March when the natural greenery of Cyprus is at its  very lushest.

During this period , hundreds of European soccer teams from Scandinavia, Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Ukraine, etc, regularly utilise the sixteen fully equipped playing fields with changing rooms and modern facilities in Agia Napa. Every detail is considered as an important element of an entire package including special menus, individual training programmes, night lighting and any other specific team requirements.

As a tempting incentive to coincide with these facilities, luxurious hotels in the immediate vicinities of the playing fields make special offers which include usage of their gym, sauna, and general health club facilities in addition to organised, well promoted sponsored tournaments and enjoyable theme nights events.

All sports grounds in Agia Napa are the property of the Agia Napa municipality.

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Water park

Innovative and exciting-water entertainment has been successfully attracting all ages in Agia Napa where tourists and island residents are enjoying  tons of fun in the splashing waters under the sun. Water park boasts a whole range of water park slides, pools and adventure. There is a high-speed slide, a free fall or “Kamikaze” slide, two giant serpentine inflatable  tube slides, a serpentine body slide and a four-track multislide. The multislide is ridden headfirst on a mat. This ride is the newest and most popular  ride at Disney’s latest water park. There is a “lazy river” ride where guests float along the river in an inflatable tube, a swimming “beach”, an activity pool with “rolling logs”, “lily pad walk”, a sand volleyball court and a children’s pool with “mini” waterslides.

Water-park offers a full day’s entertainment for the price of admission. Once inside, guests can ride the slides as often as little as they like.

Slide, float, swing, relax sunbathe, grab a quick bite at the fast food cafeteria or enjoy a sit down meal in the Mediterranean style cafe. There  is also an ice cream parlour, soft drink carts and retail shop which sells a range of swimwear, towels, Water Park souvenirs, sun care products and water activity toys. Water-Park is located on Agia Thekla Street at the gateway to Agia Napa. You can’t miss it.

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Leisure Activities

Agia Napa is the first and foremost in Cyprus when it comes to entertainment and events.

Summer entertainment has always been more than rich in variety because of the exciting beach life and all the trimmings of outdoor sport and adventure.

Many hotels offer live nightly entertainment and there are restaurants, pubs, bars and clubs where people mix, meet and mingle. Agia Napa is renowned for its beaches, entertainment and friendship.

Horseback riding , mini golf, go carts, and bowling are some of the other delightful pastimes that tourists can enjoy, even during the winter.

There is a special ambience in Agia Napa that attracts people and offers a unique kind of holiday experience. Informal, friendly and always welcoming people look forward to returning back, time and time again.

Agia Napa Amusement Park

The Agia Napa Amusement Park is one of the most impressive in the Mediterranean. A large playground where exciting rides and colourful adventure are guaranteed for children, teenagers and adults. Seen from miles throughout Agia Napa, the huge Ferris Wheel is a popular attraction. Located in the centre of Agia Napa this spacious adventure park offers safe rides for small children as well as more daring rides and games for the older and more adventuresome.

A cafe serves drink and refreshments in the centre of all the action.

Enjoy an afternoon or evening and bring your friends!

Don’t be shy. Adventure is not for the faint-hearted! Dare to have fun!

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Agia Napa Festival

The Agia Napa Festival is unequivocally, the most popular and well anticipated event that takes place throughout the year in Agia Napa  and one of the better known events on the island. The first festival was held in September 1985. From then on, it was established as an annual event and is held during the last week of every September at Seferis square at the Agia Napa Monastery. These festivities reflect this historic, cultural and agricultural traditions of Agia Napa and Cyprus as a whole. Visitors have the chance to watch and participate in the customs of our local people, their traditions in music and folk art and above all their hospitality and warm-heartedness. During these festivities thousands of people from Cyprus and aboard visit Agia Napa. The programme includes among other things, theatrical performances, operas concerts and Cypriot and foreign folk dancing.

Within the framework of the festival other events are also organised. Painting exhibitions, photographic exhibitions depicting the present and past life of Cyprus as well as shell, flower and butterfly exhibitions and Agricultural displays of produce are organised by the Department of Agriculture. Stalls exhibiting traditional folk art also set up . at these festivities a warm friendly atmosphere is generated that reflects Agia Napa’s love and respect for friendship. The Agia Napa Municipality holds in June a number of events under the General Title “Music from all over the world” to which world renowned artist are invited to perform.

Besides the above-mentioned festivities, the Agia Napa Municipality organises late afternoon performances of folk dancing, singing and band music at Seferis square every Sunday beginning in April through to the end of October.

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