Red-soil villages · Famagusta district

Avgorou Αυγόρου

Red earth, a Potato Festival and a big saints’ fair

Local food History🚌 Regular buses

Avgorou is a farming village of the Kokkinochoria, known for potatoes, vegetables and citrus, with an ethnographic museum and a Potato Festival in July.

The church of Saints Peter and Paul in Avgorou

Why visit Avgorou

  1. Potato Festival every July
  2. Ethnographic Museum of village life
  3. Feasts of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June) and Agios Kendeas (6 October)
Region

Red-soil villages, Famagusta district

Nearest town

Ayia Napa, about 16 km as the crow flies

Best time to visit

July for the Potato Festival.

Local flavours

Red-soil potatoes, Citrus, Vegetables

By bus

Regular buses

About the village Avgorou

Avgorou is said to be named after the baths of King Evagoras of Salamis, and finds go back to the Late Bronze Age. Its mineral-rich red earth grows excellent potatoes, vegetables and citrus.

It has historic churches, including Apostles Peter and Paul and the Agios Kendeas monastery.

Monument to the EOKA struggle in Avgorou
Main street of Avgorou

Things to do in Avgorou

Ethnographic Museum

Daily life of villagers in the past.

Apostles Peter and Paul church

The village’s big church.

Agios Kendeas monastery

A historic monastery.

Festivals and events in Avgorou

  • July

    Potato Festival

    July

    Celebrates the village’s most famous crop.

  • June

    Feast of Apostles Peter and Paul

    29 June

    Stalls, entertainment, food and drink.

  • October

    Feast of Agios Kendeas

    6 October

    Traditional festivities at the monastery.

Festival dates move from year to year. Confirm with the community council or Visit Cyprus before you travel.

Getting to Avgorou

Car, taxi or tour

Village roads are narrow and winding, but a hire car or taxi lets you combine several villages in a day. Day tours to the Troodos and wine villages leave from the main resorts.

Villages near Avgorou

Fish tavern by the water at Potamos LiopetriouLiopetri6 km away · Potatoes, a fishing river and a famous 1958 battleThe old church of Archangelos Michael in FrenarosFrenaros7 km away · Watermelons and 12th-century Byzantine churchesThe church of Anastasis tou Sotiros in SotiraSotira10 km away · Kolokasi festival and a cluster of medieval churchesArcaded courtyard of the Deryneia Folk Art MuseumDeryneia11 km away · Strawberries, a folk museum and views of Famagusta

Keep exploring

All villages of Cyprus →Nature trails in Cyprus →Cyprus with kids →Plan a bus journey →

Avgorou: questions

Why visit Avgorou?

Potato Festival every July. Ethnographic Museum of village life. Feasts of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June) and Agios Kendeas (6 October).

What is there to do in Avgorou?

Ethnographic Museum: Daily life of villagers in the past. Apostles Peter and Paul church: The village’s big church. Agios Kendeas monastery: A historic monastery.

When is the festival in Avgorou?

Potato Festival: July. Feast of Apostles Peter and Paul: 29 June. Feast of Agios Kendeas: 6 October.

Can you get to Avgorou by bus?

Yes, with regular buses on weekdays: OSEA (Famagusta district buses) 702, 702A, 705, 705A, 706, 707, 712. Check the timetable before you travel.

Sources

Information checked on 2026-10-10. Bus lines come from the official Motion GTFS timetables. Opening hours and festival dates change, so confirm before you go.

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