The European Union has announced it will give 466,400 euros to help maintain cultural heritage sites in Famagusta. This is part of a bigger plan to protect Cyprus’s shared cultural heritage.
The funding will be managed by the European Commission. They will deliver special equipment and machinery to the local community from October 2025 to January 2026. The goal is to improve regular maintenance of monuments after they are restored.
This effort builds on over ten years of work by the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage in Famagusta. Since 2015, important monuments have been restored, including the Othello Tower, parts of the city’s fortifications, religious sites, and archaeological locations like Salamis, Kambanopetra, and Saint Epiphanius.
The Commission says the new tools will help with quicker tasks, like removing plants and urgent repairs. This will lead to better management of historical sites by locals. Since 2012, the EU has invested 32.5 million euros in preserving cultural heritage through its support program for the Turkish Cypriot community.
