On October 11, Ayia Napa Municipality hosted its 20,000th civil marriage for this year in one of the most scenic locations of the island, known as Ammos tou Kambouri Beach.

In the context of 2017 Ayia Napa International Festival, Ayia Napa Municipality signed a twining partnership protocol with the Russian city of Gelendzhik.

Through the European Union exchange programme Erasmus+, 50 young people from a youth non-governmental organisation in Serres visited Cyprus on August 28 and will stay until September 01.

On August 23, commemorative plaques were awarded to a British family by Yiannis Karoussos, mayor, Ayia Napa, granting them with the honourary title of ambassadors of tourism for their high number of visits to Ayia Napa over the years.

The workshop Green Beaches: Prerequisite for Sustainable Tourism in Cyprus was held on April 28 at Nissi Beach Resort under the auspices of Yiannis Karoussos, mayor, Ayia Napa.