Larnaka
Cyprus
Larnaka, known as the Ancient Kition, was shaped by crossing civilizations and attracted many visitors along the centuries, from colonizers to traders, conquerors, tourists but also refugees from the Northern part of the island, who now make up 53% of the city’s population.
Larnaka, known as the Ancient Kition, was shaped by crossing civilizations and attracted many visitors along the centuries, from colonizers to traders, conquerors, tourists but also refugees from the Northern part of the island, who now make up 53% of the city’s population.
Larnaka used to be the city of consulates, where different communities – Greek and Turkish Cypriots, Latinos, and Jewish, among others – lived together. Due to its diverse demographic status, it has become not only a diverse cultural centre but also a religious meeting point for Christians, Muslims, and Jewish, and this can be evidenced through the many religious monuments that exist, like the Hala Sultan Tekke, St Lazarus Church and the Larnaca Synagogue.
The city is also rich in outstanding natural treasures, such as the Zinobia shipwreck and the Salt Lake that is declared a Natural 2000 site and visited by thousands of Greater Flamingos each year.
ECOC
The city has started its preparation for the ECoC candidacy in spring 2022.
Since then, it has established the Larnaka 2030 as a legal entity and has recruited the team that will manage the candidacy. From November 2022 onwards, Larnaka 2030 has started a cultural mapping of the city and launched a public consultation process, inviting artists, cultural operators as well as citizens to imagine and co-create the city’s long term cultural strategy and its bid.
Who represents the city
She has been working for almost 20 years in international projects, capacity building and international networking, originally in the Hellenic Culture Organization – Cultural Olympiad and later as founder and director of the independent arts organization “busart”. From 2014 to 2020 she has been the Artistic Director of Eleusis 2021 (today Eleusis 2023) and since October 2022, she works as Artistic Director of “Larnaka 2030 ECoC Candidate City”.
Contact
Zouhouri Square, Nikolaou Rossou, 6021 Larnaka, Cyprus
info@larnaka2030.eu
www.larnaka2030.eu
+35 724 632 500
