News & Events

31 August, 1 and 2 September

The 20th Pafos Aphrodite Festival opens its curtain with Gioachino Rossini’s masterpiece Il barbiere di Siviglia (The barber of Seville) on 31 August, 1 and 2 September at the Square of the Medieval Castle in Pafos in a production by the Italian organisation C.I.A.L.M. – Teatro Lirico Italiano in collaboration with the Ventidio Basso Ascoli Piceno Theatre and the participation of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra.

Telephone number: 26 822218

Email: info@pafc.com.cy

Website: http://www.pafc.com.cy

September 7^th

Friday

19.30 pm

A festival dedicated to carob.

On Friday, September 7, 2018 at 19:30, a great feast will take place in Pegeia village.

The event will take place in a sacred, magical landscape of unique beauty and history, in the square of the church of Saint George of Pegia, and the entrance will be free for the public.

This year’s event will feature a traditional Cypriot night artistic program with the participation of Yannis Sofillas and Maria Carlaki.

Visitors will also have the opportunity to watch the preparation of Cypriot traditional handmade products, preparation of Cypriot fayre, traditional carob sweets, fresh Anari (cottage cheese) with carob syrup, resi, zivania sidtillery. They will have the opportunity to taste and buy traditional food and drinks.

Contact details: 26 621113, 26 621244, 26 621571

Friday September 14

“Greetings from Vienna”

Markideion Municipal Theatre

Time: 8.30 p.m.

In 1823, Schubert provided music for a play called “Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern”, which failed miserably and closed in two nights. Ιt wasn’t until 1868, when Grove and Sullivan made their famous discovery of Schubert scores in Vienna where the music was heard again, proving an instant success! Back in 1767, Mozart wrote to his father from Mannheim with regard to a commission for three flute concertos and four flute quartets: “It’s not surprising I have been unable to finish them, for you know I become quite powerless when I am obliged to write for an instrument I can’t stand.” However, not only did he eventually finish them, but there are no signs whatsoever in them that he disliked the flute. Schubert, wrote his Second Symphony at the age of 17, which is a quite remarkable effort and decidedly grander in scale and outlook than his First Symphony.

1. Schubert: Excerpts from Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus, D. 797
2. A. Mozart: Flute concerto no. 1 in G major, K. 313
3. Schubert: Symphony no. 2 in B flat major, D. 125

Soloist: Philipp Jundt (flute)

Conductor: Jens Georg Bachmann

Ticket prices: €12, €7 (18-26 yrs, pensioners), €5 (under 18)

Ticket presales:

Markideion Municipal Theatre (Andrea Geroudi 27, Pafos 8010, 26 222286): 2 hrs before the concert

Information: 22 463144, www.cyso.org.cy

Organizer: The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra 

Supporters: Municipality of Pafos

Contact details:  26822270

Sunday, 23^rd September 2018

11.00 am – Until late

During the festival the following events will take place:

• Exhibition of traditional tools, equipment and professions
• Traditional plowing with oxen
• Planting of vines
• Threshing with doukani (traditional threshing machine)
• Presentation of local wineries and industries

Exhibition and demonstration of the preparation of local traditional products such as:

• Zivania distillation
• Preparation of ppalouze and shoushouko
• Preparation of trachana, halloumi cheese and anari
• Preparation of village bread
• Tsamarella (dried meat)
• Resi (Traditional wedding delicacy)
• Fruit preserves
• Traditional cookies steeped in grave syrup
• Traditional pancakes

*Visitors will have the opportunity to taste the products of out village, which will also be available for sale.

Telephone number: 26722758

Email: info@statos-agiosphotios.org

Website: http://www.statos-agiosphotios.org/en/contact-us/

Ierokipia Festival 2018

7^th – 23^rd of September 2018

Musical , Theatrical and Dance performances related to the culture history and civilisation of Geroskipou . Rich outdoor events throughout  the month of Sept

Telephone number: 26 960857/26960867

Website: www.geroskipou-municipality.com