Ayia Napa has been chosen as one of the 400 cities in the world to host the 100 Thousand Poets for Change event, featuring poetry readings, music and dance concerts, art exhibits, activism workshops and street demonstrations.

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

Taking place for the 33rd consecutive year, Ayia Napa International Festival, one of the most popular and highly anticipated cultural events in Cyprus, will be held on September 21 – 24 in the central square of the Medieval Monastery.

On August 31, Antonis Christou, president, municipal tourism committee, Ayia Napa, awarded commemorative plaques to Norwegian couple Oivind Kristiansen and Inger Kristiansen as well as Swedish traveller Emilie Frisk, granting them with the honourary title of ambassadors of tourism for their high number of visits to Ayia Napa over the years.

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.

Luis Fonsi, the singer of the song Despacito, which has more than six billion hits on YouTube, visited Cyprus on August 10 for a unique concert in Ayia Napa, as part of his Love and Dance world tour.

With the city being a favourite summer spot, boasting a high number of night clubs and bars, noise is one of the major problems that Ayia Napa Municipality needs to deal with during the summer months. 

On June 16, Cyprus’ Department of Environment, presented the first completed phase of its study regarding the management of the island’s coastal and terrestrial zones. 

In line with its strategic plans to further strengthen the bilateral relations between Cyprus and Russia, Yiannis Karousos, mayor, Ayia Napa Municipality, welcomed Chriestin Victor, mayor, Municipality of Gelendzhik to Ayia Napa.