Every Christmas guide in one place: restaurants and parties, hotel menus, markets and villages, lights, events, gifts and New Year's Eve across Cyprus.
The festive season in Cyprus starts early: Paramythoupoli opens in the Nicosia moat on 13 November 2026, and the nine official Christmas…
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Cyprus's 2026 tree lightings start on Friday 13 November at Metropolis Mall in Larnaca and the Four Seasons in Limassol, followed by Ayia…
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Christmas Eve 2026 falls on a Thursday, Christmas Day on a Friday and Boxing Day on a Saturday, and 25 and 26 December are both public…
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Nine villages take part in the Deputy Ministry of Tourism's Christmas Villages programme for 2026-27: Agros, Deryneia, Fikardou,…
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Epiphany, called Theophania or Fota in Greek, is the 6 January feast of Christ's baptism and the last big day of the festive season in…
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If you fancy a treat this Christmas, Cyprus's top hotels run festive dinners, long Christmas Day lunches, afternoon teas and New Year's…
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New Year's Eve 2026 falls on a Thursday, and 1 January 2027 is a public holiday. No municipality had announced its 2026 programme by 19…
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The surest places to eat out on Christmas Day in Cyprus are hotel restaurants: city and resort hotels that stay open in winter serve…
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December in Cyprus is mild on the coast, with about six hours of sunshine a day, occasional heavy rain and the first snow on the Troodos,…
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January is the coolest month in Cyprus, with daily temperatures of about 10°C on the central plain, around 3°C in the Troodos and a sea of…
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The confirmed places to meet Santa in Cyprus in 2026 are Limassol Marina, where he arrives at the tree lighting on 21 November and hands…
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In Cyprus public secondary schools, the 2026–27 Christmas holiday runs from Thursday 24 December 2026 to Wednesday 6 January 2027, and the…
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Limassol is the place for luxury gifts in Cyprus: City of Dreams Mediterranean has Cartier, Hublot, Zenith and Damiani boutiques plus the…
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For Christmas decorations in Cyprus, the big choice is at IKEA in Strovolos, Superhome Center's six stores in Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca…
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For corporate Christmas gifts in Cyprus, order Cypriot hampers from Wine and More (about €55 to €145, 2026, with discounts for October and…
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In Cyprus you can order a ready-made Christmas hamper online from Gift Hampers Cyprus, which delivers free to the main towns, or from…
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Kyperounta is a traditional village in the Troodos mountains, in the Pitsilia region of Limassol district, at about 1,300 metres above sea…
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The most original Christmas gifts in Cyprus are experiences: a spa day such as the Med Spa Day at the Mediterranean Beach Hotel in…
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For Christmas toys in Cyprus, Jumbo's stores in Lakatamia, Latsia, Limassol and Paphos have the widest choice. For wooden and educational…
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Vasilopita is the New Year cake of Cyprus, named after Saint Basil (Agios Vasilis), whose feast day is 1 January. A coin, the flouri, is…
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Christmas Eve 2026 is a Thursday, Christmas Day a Friday and Boxing Day a Saturday. Shops must close by 18:00 on Christmas Eve and New…
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For Christmas wine in Cyprus, Limassol has the widest choice: Punin Wine in Germasogeia delivers island-wide and makes up gift baskets and…
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The Cypriot gifts that travel best at Christmas are shelf-stable ones: Geroskipou loukoumi, Commandaria and other local wines, zivania,…
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English-language Christmas services in Cyprus are held by the Anglican churches of the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf (St Paul's Cathedral…
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To host visiting family in Cyprus at Christmas, book airport transfers early (Kapnos shuttles, the Limassol Airport Express or local buses…
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In Cyprus, Christmas decorations, lights and artificial trees are sold by IKEA in Nicosia, Superhome Center, Leroy Merlin and Jumbo, while…
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For a Cypriot Christmas table, serve a crisp Xynisteri or Promara white with starters and fish, a Yiannoudi or Maratheftiko red with…
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Cyprus public schools close for Christmas from Thursday 24 December 2026 to Wednesday 6 January 2027 (primary schools from 23 December),…
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For Christmas and New Year 2026 the most expensive flights from Cyprus are on the days public schools break up and go back (school…
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