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Workshops and films: what to do in the Paphos region

Workshops and films: what to do in the Paphos region

The Paphos Tourism Development Association announced on July 31 three initiatives that are designed to attract additional tourist flows to Akamas in August.

Museum of Rural Life

Until the end of the summer, the Museum of Rural Life and Traditions in Drushia will host handicraft master classes.

The museum employs artisans who demonstrate their skills: making fabrics on a loom, embroidering silk cocoons, painting pumpkins and making pipes.

The museum is open every day from 09:00 to 13:00.

Read more about the museum here. 

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Center for Aviation Fauna and Flora

The Aviafauna and Flora Center in Kathikas shows an educational film about the wildlife of the peninsula. The center is open on weekdays and Saturdays from 10:00 to 15:00.

Read more about it.

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Turtle Museum

At the Inia Turtle Museum, educational films are shown in different languages, including Russian.

The museum is open on weekdays from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 15:00 to 17:30, and on Saturdays from 09:30 to 14:30.

Read more about it.

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Smart signs and website

The Paphos Tourism Development Association also said that smart information signs had been installed at five locations in Neo Chorio, Drousia and Arodes. Work is underway to create an official Akamas website, which should be ready in November. These initiatives are part of measures to develop the villages of the peninsula announced by President Nikos Christodoulides. The initiatives are funded by the Sub-Ministry of Tourism.

The text was prepared based on materials from Cyprus Mail 

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