Wine Festival of Cyprus

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Wine Festival of Cyprus
Stand de degustation au festival du vin de Limassol.jpg
Stand at the festival, 2006
Official nameWine Festival of Cyprus
Also called Greek: Γιορτή του Κρασιού, romanized: Giortḗ tou Krasioú
SignificanceWine festival held annually in Limassol
CelebrationsWine making
2024 date28 September-6 October 2024
FrequencyAnnual
First time1961;63 years ago (1961)
Started byLimassol Development Association [1]

The Wine Festival of Cyprus is an annual festival in Limassol, Cyprus, that celebrates wine and winemaking. Since the first festival in 1961, [2] it is organised annually in late summer by the Limassol Municipality, at the Public Gardens. [3]

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References

  1. "Limassol Wine Festival". www.limassol.org.cy. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  2. Evripidou, Stefanos (September 2, 2004). "It's that time of the year again - Limassol brings on the wine". Cyprus Mail . Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  3. "Limassol Wine Festival". www.limassol.org.cy. Retrieved 2024-03-14.

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