MORE THAN 1,000 British, Russian and Israeli couples wed in Paphos last year, earning €500,000 for the municipality, it emerged yesterday.

According to Paphos Municipal Councillor Katerina Charalambidou, this has been a vital source of revenue for the municipality, bringing with it a much needed boost in additional tourism.

Charalambidou said that in the past two years, the number of couples had increased thanks to an agreement with the antiquities department, which allows people to marry in a range of places, including the castle, the ethnographic museum and even on small cruise ships, in addition to the town hall.

More than 40 couples were married simultaneously in one Paphos hotel on Friday, with its auspicious date of 11.11.11.

Cyprus Mail