Ayia Napa (Greek: ???? ???? ( localÃ, [a '? An: what] ), officially romanized" Agia Napa "; Turkish: Aya Napa ) is a resort on the far east end of the south coast of Cyprus.
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Etymology
The name "Ayia Napa" comes from the Venetian-era monastery of the same name, located in the center of the city, next to the square which is currently the center of clubbing. The word "Ayia" means "holy" in Greek. "Napa" is ancient and means "forested valley" or "dell". In ancient times, the area around the city was covered with dense forest.
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Tourism Strategy
City announced that on the road to implement a strategy that would turn it into the best and most cosmopolitan Mediterranean tourist resort, a vision supported by Cyprus's national tourism strategy
The Vision of the City is in 2030 to become the best and most cosmopolitan tourist resort in Europe, a resort while visitors will enjoy, its business will prospect, and its citizens will be proud. Beginning in 2013, the resort has implemented a series of measures to fulfill its vision, improving infrastructure, improvements in the hotel (hotel and restaurant) business, closing the problem-creating company, mega projects under development such as the 250 million euro marina and major events and festivals have been added to calendar events that aim to improve the quality of tourist resorts and promote the cosmopolitan aspect and its quality. The vision set by the city is supported and by the Cyprus National Tourism strategy.
Cyprus Tourism Strategy for 2030 completed in March 2017. establishes it as a vision for the following Ayia Napa: Ayia Napa - should aspire to be considered one of Europe's top 3 beach vacation and nightclubbing destinations, with a customer value proposition (CVP) offers the best beach and sea experience in Cyprus for Young Adults, complemented by international standard beach club and nightlife.
This strategy evaluates the quality of Ayia Napa as 3.4/5 and proposes that its future direction should be quality improvement in all areas of tourism products from accommodation to nightlife with a view to improving its quality evaluation to 4.4/5
On March 6, 2018 City has announced on the media a shift to a tourism strategy that has a primary goal of increasing quality over quantity, and turning low-quality nightlife into cosmopolitan night life. City council after hearing all the stakeholders of Ayia Napa tourism, has voted unanimously to low quality youth tourism products (organized youth) who behave badly and disrespect the laws of Cyprus and with their actions create negative publicity for the resort and really do not damage the reputation brand name "Ayia Napa", which according to the City announcement has worked communally very hard to re-position and reintroduce in recent years.
History
According to local legend, the area around the monastery was accidentally discovered by a hunter in the pursuit of its prey. Once found, the icon of the Virgin Mary in the area is called the Virgin Mary of Napa, eventually shortened to Ayia Napa. The monastery, built in 1100, was built around the cave, in honor of the Virgin Mary of Ayia Napa. According to local tradition, no one lived near Ayia Napa until 1790. The first inhabitants were Nikolaos Kemitzis of Thessaloniki, who arrived from Greece around 1790 and settled in the village of Panayia, located in the northeast part of Ayia Napa. Kemitzis quarreled with the Ottoman rulers who ruled Cyprus at the time, and decided to move near the Ayia Napa monastery.
The Cypriot government, recognizing the importance of Ayia Napa for the Cyprus economy, decided in 2014 to characterize Ayia Napa as the main city - the city center. This is credited to the efforts of the Mayor of Ayia Napa, Yiannis Karousos. Today, Ayia Napa is the largest tourist resort in Cyprus, with a capacity of 27,000 beds and over 145 hotels and apartments of all sizes. In 2017, the resort receives over 700,000 tourists and accommodates 5 million overnight stays, representing approximately 30% of all lodgings in Cyprus. The city of Ayia Napa has the seventh largest budget of 30 active municipalities of Cyprus, and employs 230 people.
Geography
Ayia Napa is located near Cape Greco in eastern Cyprus, south of Famagusta, and is part of a larger area known as Kokkinochoria ("Red Village", a name derived from the living red color of the ground ). This is the city of Famagusta District, in the remaining southern part of the territory controlled by Greece, while the northern part has been occupied by Turkish forces since 1974.
Ayia Napa is about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) from Protaras, a city that has undergone a similar development but still managed to keep it low and more profitable for families and residents of Cyprus.
Cultural sites and events
Site
The Medieval Monastery of Ayia Napa is the main point of significant historical interest in the Ayia Napa region. Makronissos Tomb is an archaeological site consisting of a collection of ancient rock tombs, sanctuaries and adjacent excavations, and evidence of a funeral rainforest.
The city contains two municipal marine museums: the Tornaritis-Pierides Marine Life Museum and the Thalassa Agia Napa City Museum (also known as the Thalassa Museum of the Sea). The first, founded in 1992, features marine fossils, specimens, and dioramas. The latter, founded in 2005, features "Cyprus's nautical heritage, from prehistoric times to the present" and displays a full-scale replica of the ship c. 300 BC that was rescued during the 1960s.
The Ayia Napa Statue Park, located on the eastern side of Ayia Napa, was inaugurated in May 2014 with 17 statues. In 2017, the sculpture park contains 144 statues through the participation of 104 sculptors. The sculpture park has gained worldwide recognition and is accepted as a member of ISSA - International Sculpture Symposium Alliance and has turned into an international sculpture park with the participation of artists from around the world.
Festivals
The Ayia Napa Festival was first held in September 1985 and has since been designated as an annual event, usually during the final weekend of September. This took place in Sepheris Square at the Ayia Napa Monastery. The celebrations reflect the historical, cultural and agricultural traditions of Ayia Napa and Cyprus as a whole. The program includes performances of theater, opera, concerts, and folk dances of foreigners and Cypriots.
The Ayia Napa Youth Festival was established in 2010 when the Ayia Napa Youth Council accepted its president Yiannis Karousos's proposal and decided to hold a festival similar to the major European music festivals. The festival is based on several principles such as free entrances, headliners for public selection, charitable purposes, and the message of social responsibility attached to it. All music styles are accepted. At the first festival, which took place in the Ayia Napa port square, over 10,000 people visited the festival over a three-day period with bands such as the Greek reggae acting Locomondo, pop-rock MPLE bands and the Stavento hip-hop band featuring Ivi Adamou. 25 rock and metal bands performed. In 2011, the Ayia Napa Youth Festival became international and included bands Stratovarius, Sabaton, Rotting Christ, Nightstalker, and other bands from all over Europe. The 3rd Ayia Napa Youth Festival is held in 2012.
World record
Following the proposal of Mayor Yiannis Karousos, the President of the Tourism Committee of Ayia Napa, on September 16, 2007, the longest series of syrtaki dancers in the world (the famous Greek dance) danced to "Zorba the Greek" in a successful attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. The chain has a total of 268 members from eight dancing groups. Later, the mayor of Ayia Napa, Antonis Tsokkos said that the purpose of the event was to send a message that the village was interested in Greek culture and to promote tourist resorts abroad. Cultural Services Chief Maria Tofini said that, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, the dancers had to take a synchronized step to qualify. The event attracts tourists and locals, many of them dancing on the beach and at sea.
Municipal
The city of Ayia Napa except as the number one tourist resort in Cyprus is also famous for its city management and its applications. They have implemented several major decisions and set up examples in Cyprus city management
- The beach is public property and under City management . Through the initiative of Ayia Napa City, all the beaches in Cyprus are under local government (city and village) management. Beaches in Cyprus until the end of 2014 are under the management of individuals and private companies licensed to manage beaches directly and without public tenders. Through the action of Ayia Napa City, management returned to the Municipality. This fact, favoring the common good and the public interest that led to revenues of more than 3.5 million euros each year for the City. In order for the City to take over the management of the beach, they have to take some very difficult decisions and implement it Mayor Yiannis Karousos, who leads this initiative, and the city council that voted in favor of the proposal underwent a lot of pressure, threats and some legal action against them, all rejected by the courts..
- Participative Budget . The city of Ayia Napa became the first city in Cyprus to have chosen and implemented a participative budget. in October 2017 the city decided that EUR240,000 of its development budget would be allocated to projects to be proposed and selected by the citizens and organizations of Ayia Napa.
- Live live city council meeting . in January 2017 City became the first city council in Cyprus to send webcast direct from its board meeting.
- Annual Barometer. citizens, businesses and visitors evaluate the City and its services through an annual research survey. Starting 2017 the city is applying an annual survey in which citizens, businesses, and tourists evaluate the City within its feature range, its services but also state its problems and feedback.
Destination
Following his election as head of the city in March 2013, Yiannis Karousos implemented a strategy where visitors will enjoy and be able to visit points of interest other than beaches and the sea:
- The Ayia Napa Statue Park. This park in January 2018 included 155 statues of 115 sculptors from all over the world
- Fishermen from Ayia Napa. Fisheries are part of Ayia Napa's history. The inhabitants used to be fishermen and farmers. This monument is created and dedicated to all the world's fishermen, and inaugurated in June 2015.
- Mermaid Princess of Ayia Napa. Statues at the harbor. The mermaid is inspired through the poetry of the award-winning poet George Seferis and through Alexander the Great, according to legend, he is the sister of Alexander the Great. He has a unique feature of two tails. The statue was inaugurated in 2015.
- Lady Breeders. Located in the heart of the city, the statue is a modern version of a female farmer.
- Farmers Ayia Napa. A square is made on Yiannaki Pappoulis Street where the Ayia Napa Farmers statue is placed. This initiative is under measures taken for improvement and change in the city center. This monument was inaugurated in July 2016.
- Kemitzides, Family of Ayia Napa. The collection of three statues representing the Kemitzis family, which created Ayia Napa in 1790. The man had Greek characteristics on his clothes because Kemitzis came from Thessaloniki. The woman is a classic Cypriot woman and the child symbolizes family continuity. The project was inaugurated in September 2016. It was donated to the city by five families from Ayia Napa.
- Cactus Garden. A garden was created that included over 10,000 cactus plants and desserts. Located next to the sculpture park, it is made with volunteer work. The park was inaugurated in June 2015.
- Artificial Coral. The main point of interest in the artificial reef is the Kyrenia ship, donated by the Department of Defense to the city of Ayia Napa. Other underwater sculptures are also located on the reef. Inaugurated in February 2015.
- Fishing Fishing Roundabout. The touch of Ayia Napa's history can be seen in Ayia Napa's first major roundabout. The city is looking for ways to create positive feelings and memories when entering the city. The abandoned fishing boats were moved there along with several other fishing boats.
- Cape Greco Environmental and Education Center, which provides information and education related to Cape Greco National Park, a 2000 nature reserve area. The Center was inaugurated in May 2017
- World War I volunteer monuments 1 and 2. in October 2016 the city was inaugurated before the Minister of Defense monument dedicated to the citizens of Ayia Napa who participated in World Wars 1 and 2. This monument is called from yorgopotamos to El Alamein
Ayia Napa Marina
On September 30, 2016, the foundation stone of Marina Ayia Napa (the largest private project in Cyprus at the time) was set. It is expected to cost EUR220 million and be completed by 2021. The main investor is the Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris. Mayor Ayia Napa Yiannis Karousos presented Sawiris with the city's gold key and said that this was "an extraordinary day for the municipality and for Cyprus", which further stated that the project underscored Ayia Napa's ambition to be "the best and most cosmopolitan tourist resort in the Mediterranean ".
Entertainment
WaterWorld Themed Waterpark is an Ancient Greek themed water park that is one of Europe's largest themed water parks, with over 25 rides and attractions. It was opened on April 7, 1996 and has since become one of the most visited places in Cyprus, with over 4 million visitors to date. This park is a member of the World Water Park Association and the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions.
Entertainment List
- WaterWorld Themed Waterpark, Ayia Napa (April 7, 1996 - Now)
International relations
Ayia Napa kembar dengan:
- Mellie? a
- Ivanovo
- Minsk
- Ioannina
- Rethymno
- Serres
- Gelendzhik
- Metallostroy
Galeri
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Referensi
Tautan eksternal
- Agia Napa Municipality
- Agia Napa di Curlie (berdasarkan DMOZ)
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