For those of you planning to come to Cyprus this year, here are some important dates to be aware of in the Cypriot calendar. Easter doesn’t always fall at the same time as the UK, but for 2011 it does – so get your flights booked early as it’s the most popular time of the year in Cyprus for taking holidays.
Compared to the UK, Cyprus receives 17 official Public Holidays. Pop these in your diary:
01 January New Years Day
06 January Epiphany Day
07 March Green Monday
25 March Greek Independence Day
01 April Cyprus National Day
22 April Good Friday
23 April Good Saturday
24 April Easter Day
25 April Easter Monday
26 April Easter Tuesday
01 May Labour Day
13 June Whitsun Monday
15 August Assumption Day
01 October Cyprus Independence Day
28 October Greek National Holiday
25 December Christmas Day
26 December Boxing Day
You might also want to consider the Coptic storms we have here. Coptic storms are gales that come in from Egypt. They range from being mild to very strong and usually last for an average of 3 days:
The Coptic Chart
11 January Gale
19 January Large feeder gale
28 January Gale
18 February Small sun gale
10 March Equinox gale (lasts double the usual time)
20 March Big sun gale
25 March Wind gale
29 April Sand laden west winds (hot and sandy)
27 September Cross winds
21 October Crusade
28 November Broom gale – very strong
6 December Gale
20 December Small feeder gale
I hope this information has been useful. Remember to email me if you have questions, I’m always happy to help you with anything you need to know about Cyprus.
Until next week.
Best wishes
Jackie
The Overseas Guides Company
http://www.Cyprusbuyingguide.com
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many thanks- your comments & topics are valuable to the British visitors and are well appreciated
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Those are great events to see in Cyprus. I wish to attend there during my luxury cyprus holidays.
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