Traditional statue in place ahead of Limassol wine festival

A seven-metre statue of a winegrower was on Monday placed in its traditional spot in Limassol’s municipal garden ahead of the city’s 63rd Wine Festival.

The festival is set to begin on September 28 and will last until October 6.

The statue, known as vragaman, is of a man in traditional Cypriot dress, including a waistcoat and the iconic baggy trousers, known as a vrakas, holding a traditional wine jug in one hand and a bunch of grapes in the other.

The statue’s positioning...