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Ayia Napa (Agia Napa) is a resort town on Cyprus Island’s southern coast (on the Greece-controlled island portion), with resident population around 3,000. The largest city located near Ayia Napa is Famagusta (approx 18 km / 11 mi to the north via highway E327) Another major resort town located nearby is Protaras (approx 10 km / 6 mi to the south-east via the coastal road Cape Greco).

Currently, by total bedding capacity (~27000 beds/175 hotels plus thousands of apartments for rent) Ayia Napa is ranked Cyprus’ largest tourist resort. In 2017, Ayia Napa served 700,000+ tourists and reported 5+ million overnight hotel stays (~1/3rd of Cyprus’ all overnights). Ayia Napa received city status in 2014, in recognition of its economic importance to Cyprus’ economy.

The EUR 250 million Ayia Napa Marina was completed in 5 years (2016-21) and was Cyprus’ largest private project at the time. The facility’s main investor was Naguib Onsi Sawiris (1954-born Egyptian billionaire businessman). MUSAN (off Pernera Beach) groups 93 artworks by Jason deCaires Taylor (1974-born British sculptor) who is best known as the creator of the 2006-opened Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park (off Grenada/Caribbean West Indies) and MUSA-Cancun Underwater Museum (500 sculptures in Mexico’s Cancun National Marine Park). MUSAN’s sculptures are fixed at depth ~10 m (33 ft). The unique underwater museum can be accessed via snorkeling and scuba diving, as well as from above the water via glass-bottom boats.

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