Efforts are being stepped up in 2016, as Pafos prepares to be the European Capital of Culture for 2017, Yiannis Koutsolampros, a member of the board of the organisation Pafos 2017 told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA).
The countdown for the big cultural event has started in Pafos, chosen to be Europe`s Capital of Culture next year, Koutsolampros said, noting that 2016 is a very important year.
This event, he continued, is as important as the EU Presidency and Pafos, as well as Cyprus as a whole, will be benefited tremendously.
The projects that will be ready by 2017, he said, are the integration of the central squares and archaeological sites, the upgrading of the old cinema “Othellos”, the reconstruction of the shopping centre and the restoration of Ibrahim Khan.
Koutsolampros said that the programme of the events for 2017 is ready. The official launch event will take place in late January and will be followed by 300 other artistic events.