Kataklysmos - The Cyprus Water Festival

The Cyprus coastline will soon be transformed into a hive of activity as Cyprus celebrates the Kataklysmos festival, a unique Cypriot celebration; which means festival of the flood. This year the Kataklysmos festival; commonly known to foreigners as the water festival, will be celebrated from 22^nd May 2010 and the festival will continue for the whole weekend. Dancing, singing, great food, competitions and fantastic entertainment fills the whole weekend in Ayia Napa, Protaras and other coastal towns. If you don't want to miss out on this fun packed festive time book your Protaras Private holiday villa accommodation or rental apartment in Protaras so you can watch this spectacular event. Visit our website today and book now your Private Protaras villa or self catering Protaras apartment. Legend has it that flood wiped out almost all living creatures except Noah's Ark and its contents to give birth to a new pure generation. Also it is believed that ceremonies are held in honour of Aphrodite and Adonis. Traditionally the holiday was celebrated by Cypriots at the beach of Ammochostos and the celebrations would fall on the Pentecost Sunday and on the Monday of the Holy Spirit. Nowadays the celebrations occur in all the major coastal resorts, Agia Napa, Protaras Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos and Polis. Depending on the town the celebrations could sometimes be extended into the next week. Go online today and check out some of our fantastic Protaras rental properties or Ayia Napa villas to rent so you can enjoy the celebrations. The festival starts with an ecclesiastical ceremony. Then a priest throws a cross into the sea and a diver recovers it. He is blessed and is given a sovereign, and then the festivities continue with swimming competitions, traditional dance and song. Purification of body and soul is symbolised by a dousing of water so don't be surprised if you are the victim of a water spurt from a water gun as you stroll along Protaras Avenue or along the coast of Ayia Napa.

Protaras and Ayia Napa will stage concerts and games near the waterfront close to the golden beach of Fig Tree Bay, over a three-day period. The celebrations include traditional dances, water sports displays and competitions as well as concerts by well-known artists. Fig Tree Bay in Protaras has held some fantastic celebrations over the years including live concerts and fireworks with famous singers. Don't miss out on the concert and festivities this year which will be held in Protaras, with a live concert at Fig Tree Bay Protaras on the Sunday after the amazing fireworks display at 9:00pm. Visit http://www.mypropertycyprus.com/ and book your Protaras Private holiday villa accommodation or rental apartment in Protaras.

Discover Ayia Napa Beaches

When someone asks you to name a beach in Ayia Napa most people immediately think Nissi beach Ayia Napa. Well if this is the only beach in Ayia Napa you could name then you would be forgiven as it is a very memorable beach with lots of atmosphere, entertainment, lively music, fun and games and of course lots of golden sand and crystal clear waters. Well we would like to uncover some more amazing beaches in Ayia Napa for you to discover. No matter where you stay whether it be an ayia napa hotel or an Ayia Napa holiday villa or apartment rental in Ayia Napa you will always be close to a spectacular beach. All the other fabulous Ayia Napa beaches are completely unique with the same clean golden sand and aquamarine safe Mediterranean waters. Although your Ayia Napa holiday apartment or Ayia napa villa holiday rental will have all the creature comforts that you desire from your self catering ayia napa holiday rental you may also want to visit the Macronissos beach. You will be amazed by the powder white almost Caribbean feel sand and feel safe in the clean clear crystal waters. This Ayia Napa beach has a very relaxed atmosphere with a bar and restaurant, water sports available, toilets, shower and lifeguard between the hours of 10am till 6pm. For the historians amongst you there are also the Macronissos tombs situated within a couple of minutes walk from the ayai napa beach. This site was excavated in 1989 and is dated around the Hellenistic and Roman periods. A small sanctuary located to the east of the burial grounds and a total of nineteen rock-cut tombs can been seen and close by is an ancient quarry. Between Macronissos and Nissi is Landa beach. The sand is fabulous and has been given the nickname ‘Golden Beach'. Its tempo is a little bit calmer than Nissi beach with a few bars and all the required amenities at hand. It is an excellent beach for all age groups with a relaxed atmosphere. On the Larnaca side of Ayia Napa is Ayia Thekla beach. It is a delightful beach with a very tiny island that you can walk to like Nissi beach but on a miniature scale. It name Ayia Thekla derived from the small church on the edge of the beach. It is a quieter ayia napa beach with all facilities and along with the above mentioned beaches has been awarded the blue flag. Ayia Thekla, Ayia Napa is a residential area with lots of amazing Ayia Thekla Ayia Napa holiday villas for rent and Ayia Thekla Ayia Napa holiday rental apartments. A beautiful village close to Potamos the famous little fishing village where you can eat the traditional Cyprus meze together with the fresh fish caught that day. The other end of Ayia Napa is the beach between Limanaki beach and Grecian bay beach. This is a large bay with a huge stretch of soft golden sand. At the Limanaki end of the beach there is a small marina where you can treat your self to a boat trip and gaze upon the Ayia Napa shore line. You will be spoilt for choice by the various fish restaurants all situated around the harbour or on the beach. As you travel along the Ayia napa beach you can experience one of the many water sports activities available to you or simply relax on the sun drenched ayia napa beach. The beach has all amenities and life guard duty between 10am and 6pm.

To view our fabulous range of apartments to rent in Ayia Napa or our superb range of Ayia Napa villas to rent for holidays then visit our website at http://www.mypropertycyprus.com/ or send an email to info@mypropertycyprus.com . If you wish to speak to one of our representatives call the office on 00357 23 814 477 between the hours of 9am - 5pm (+2GMT)