Limassol Wine Festival. [August-September] Cyprus Tourist Organisation. Address PO Box 4535, 19, Limassol Ave, Melkonian Building, Nicosia, 1390, Cyprus. Tel: +357 (0) 22 691100; London 0207 569 8800. Fax: +357 (0) 2 331644.
The Wine Festival in Lemesos (Limassol) can be regarded as a variant in some way; as a revival of ancient festive manifestations of worship in honor of Dionysus, the god of vine and wine, and Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and love. during these feasts the man worshipped the gods but primarily enjoyed himself.