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| 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; | | | | It is the second largest city but is largest in |
| mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; | | | | geographical size and the port of Limassol is one of |
| mso-font-signature:-1610611985 1107304683 0 0 159 | | | | the biggest/largest ports in the Mediterranean transit |
| 0;} @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 | | | | trade. Limassol is a city that loves to put on festivals, |
| 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; | | | | the city is famous in Cyprus for that reason. There |
| mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; | | | | are two festivals in particular that the city is well |
| mso-font-signature:-520082689 -1073717157 41 0 | | | | known for. Limassol has some of the loveliest villas in |
| 66047 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Lucida Sans | | | | Cyprus that aren't in the pathway or footstep of the |
| Unicode"; panose-1:2 11 6 2 3 5 4 2 2 4; | | | | festivals but are within walking distance of them, |
| mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; | | | | which is handy as when staying there you won't be |
| mso-font-pitch:variable; | | | | bothered by all that's happening around you. |
| mso-font-signature:-2147480833 14699 0 0 191 0;} /* | | | | The first being the Limassol festival which a ten day |
| Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, | | | | bonanza and takes place annually at the start of |
| div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; | | | | Lent. During this ten day period Limassol turns is a |
| mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; | | | | giant party, streets are filled with extravagant |
| margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; | | | | decorations especially the area around the medieval |
| mso-pagination:none; mso-hyphenate:none; | | | | castle. The celebration starts with the carnival king |
| text-autospace:ideograph-other; font-size:12.0pt; | | | | who is then followed by the children's parade that is |
| font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; | | | | usually on the first Sunday of February and on the |
| mso-fareast-font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode"; | | | | last day various music shows and the Grand Carnival |
| mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-font-kerning:1.5pt;} | | | | take place. During this carnival serenaders who are |
| a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-unhide:no; | | | | traditionally called Cantadori take to the streets on |
| color:blue; text-underline:#000000; | | | | floats whilst playing their guitars and mandolins. The |
| text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} | | | | first week of the festival is called Meat Week as this |
| a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed | | | | is the last time meat can be eaten before Easter. |
| {mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; | | | | The second week is known as the cheese week as |
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| p.Standard, li.Standard, div.Standard | | | | The wine festival of Cyprus is a very popular festival |
| {mso-style-name:Standard; mso-style-unhide:no; | | | | that celebrates wine and the process of making it. |
| mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; | | | | The festival first appeared in 1961 and ever since |
| margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:none; | | | | then has gone strength to strength to become an |
| mso-hyphenate:none; text-autospace:ideograph-other; | | | | established annual event. The participants of the |
| font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New | | | | festival aren't only those that come from Limassol |
| Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Lucida Sans | | | | but visitors from all over Cyprus, this festival has |
| Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; | | | | become a main attraction for thousands of local and |
| mso-font-kerning:1.5pt;} .MsoChpDefault | | | | tourists. The motto of the festival is 'Drink wine, it |
| {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; | | | | gives you life!' The wines here are free from social |
| font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt; | | | | conventional and/or protocols when it comes to wine |
| mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; | | | | making, so you get a natural feel and taste. |
| mso-fareast-font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode"; | | | | There is another festival that has recently became |
| mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-font-kerning:1.5pt;} | | | | prominent for Limassol and that is the Limassol Beer |
| .MsoPapDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; | | | | festival. Which features local beer and imported beer |
| mso-pagination:none; mso-hyphenate:none; | | | | that includes some well known branded beers such as |
| text-autospace:ideograph-other;} @page | | | | KEO, Heineken, Becks, Amstel, Stella Artois, |
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| 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; | | | | music will be performed every night by different |
| mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} | | | | bands, the music ranges from pop, rock, Latin music |
| div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> <!--[if | | | | and special presentations from dance and trance DJ's |
| gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ | | | | that includes special effects. So there is plenty to |
| table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table | | | | keep you occupied whilst you're enjoying your beer. |
| Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; | | | | You could compare it to Oktoberfest albeit it being a |
| mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; | | | | smaller version because they serve German sausages |
| mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; | | | | as a savoury dish to complement the drinks although |
| mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm | | | | if you don't like sausages then there is pizza which |
| 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; | | | | comes from pizza hut. The difference between this |
| mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:none; | | | | festival and the other two is that whilst the first two |
| mso-hyphenate:none; text-autospace:ideograph-other; | | | | festivals focus on tradition, the beer festival doesn't |
| font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; | | | | and is more of a modern styled festival. Which may |
| mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; | | | | be defined by the fact that it was established seven |
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