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Pissouri Festival in Pissouri
Pissouri, a southern coastal village, holds its Grapes Festival in late August or early September, featuring barefoot grape crushing in large wooden vats, vineyard and winery tours, and hands-on wine-making workshops, part of a wider cluster of village grape celebrations alongside Vouni, Vasa Koilaniou and Omodos. The village separately hosts Kataklysmos celebrations at Pissouri Beach as a distinct event.
Barefoot participants stomping grapes in large wooden vats, a symbolic re-enactment of the age-old winemaking process rather than a purely decorative photo opportunity, form the centrepiece of the Pissouri Grapes Festival, held in this southern coastal village in late August or early September as part of a wider cluster of village grape celebrations that also includes Vouni, Vasa Koilaniou and Omodos, each staging its own distinct event showcasing local wine varieties and traditional customs.