Athienou Municipality has one of the richest histories of traditional food production in Larnaca region - and the island - and the most elements (eight) included on the UNESCO National Intangible Cultural Heritage List, with five of those related to food (including Lokoumi wedding sweet, bread making tradition and ‘kleftiko’ meat dish that is cooked slowly in a sealed pot; traditionally a clay pot in a clay oven). 

Athienou Municipality and Kallinikeio Municipal Museum of Athienou celebrated the inclusion of two new elements in UNESCO’s National Catalogue of Intangible Cultural Heritage 2018; The tradition of bakery in Athienou and The festival of Saint Phokas at Athienou.