General information
Agros is an ideal rural village to visit and not just for its great countryside but also for its local traditions and cultural sites. Visitors will have the chance to participate in unique celebrations of local cultural heritage throughout the year, but there is one celebration that is especially well known: the Rose Festival.
The Rose Festival is an annual weeklong event held in May, at the peak of the rose bloom. During this month, roses fill the whole region with a sensational fragrance and rose-growers pick around half a million rose buds during the early hours of morning while the leaves are still damp with morning dew.
The festival is full of activities, exhibitions and demonstrations, celebrating nature’s beauty and the village’s local traditions. Activities include handpicking roses in the fields; attending a rosewater-making demonstration where you will learn about the benefits of rose products and its different applications; live performances; and tasting of Cypriot delicacies made using local recipes.
Locals use the rose extract to produce rose oil, rosewater, liqueur and brandy and their rosewater is also used in many Cypriot dishes.