Ayia Napa aims for year-round tourism with winter swimming festival

Ayia Napa is using international festivals that promote its hospitality and landscape to establish itself as a year-round destination, according to Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou.

Addressing the 3rd Ayia Napa International Winter Swimming Festival at Makronissos beach, Ioannou described the event as a well-established fixture in the municipality’s sporting and cultural calendar.

He said its thoughtful organisation allows dozens of winter swimmers from Cyprus and abroad to gather...