Agia Napa

Agia Napa is located near the Cape Greco, in the area "Kokinochoria" (red villages), derived from the red soil in this area. The name Agia Napa means "Holy Forest". In ancient times this area was unoccupied and covered by a big forest.

As a legend tells one time a hunter came here to hunt. He was surprised when his dog, that was chasing a rabbit, suddenly disappeared. The dog didn’t give up the chase and reached a cave. His continuous and excited barking brought the hunter to the opening of the cave. He stood still, surprised, when he found the icon of the Virgin Mary which soon became famous all over the island.

The icon was probably put there in the 8th or 9th century to secure it. After it was discovered they left the icon in the same place and named it Virgin Mary of Agia Napa. The inhabitants of the nearby villages held services in this cave to worship the Holy Mary. The place though remained unoccupied until the 15th century when a young noble lady from Venice, who lived in Famagusta, visited the area. The maiden, distressed that her parents would not give her the consent to her marriage to a commoner, abandoned her home and she found retreat at this very place where she built a chapel, and a few monastic cells. That’s how the monastery was founded.

The monastery as it is nowadays, was built around 1500 but a cave in the church shows that long before religious services were held here. During the age of the Venetians (1489-1570) the monastery became very famous, it played an important role and gained great prosperity. It was also able to survive the persecutions by the Turks during the Ottoman period.

Agia Napa

Over the years Ayia Napa grow into a popular holiday resort with it's beautiful beaches and tourist attraction. It grow and grow and with it,s crystal blue sea and golden sands in became popular and visited by many from all over the world .Today it's also became well known for it's a night clubs and bars to cater for all age groups. Ayia Napa has so much to offer weather your young, or if your interested in coulter there's many places to visit and because the island is only a 1½ hours drive long you can visit anywhere on a day trip you will receive every thing from Cypriot hospitality to a really enjoyable holiday. This is our ultimate goal, good food, good service and great hospitality. Cyprus is an island to be enjoyed all who visit her.