that an additional 200 trees will be planted. The main objective of the project is to connect the new park with the Municipal Garden of Larnaca and with the area of the adjacent Municipal Library
From autumn, the residents of Larnaca, and foreign visitors, will be able to enjoy the largest and most important green lung of the city. The works for the Municipal Park Salina, which is being created at the end of Griva Digeni Avenue, opposite the Municipal Library, are progressing according to the schedules and, as announced by the Municipality of Larnaca, are expected to be completed around the end of October .
Some minor delays that have been observed were deemed justified, mainly due to the prolonged heatwave. Already the area has started to take shape and in the next period it is expected that the construction works of the infrastructure will be intensified. The main objective of the project is to connect the new park with the Municipal Garden of the city and with the area of the adjacent Municipal Library. In the area where the Salina Park will be created, it is estimated that an additional 200 trees will be planted, while the park will be connected to the two preserved houses located there, the former house of the Prefect (its reconstruction has been completed) and the former house of the Police Director (its reconstruction is expected to be completed next November). Most of the park's surfaces will be natural, while no paving will be constructed, except for the absolutely necessary.
The features
The most impressive element of the park < b>will be the lake that will be created opposite the two conservation houses in question. In the area of the lakethere will be a refreshment stand and a footbridge. The park will have two main entrance gates, or one from Leonida Kiuppi Street (opposite the Municipal Garden) and the other from Griva Digeni Avenue. There are also secondary entrance gates for pedestrians, behind the two listed buildings. Entering from the main gate on Leonida Kiuppi Street, the visitor will encounter the garden with palm trees and stands that will be created in amphitheater shape. Then it will be possible to go to the central green core, where the lake and the Alley, a pedestrian path between rows of deciduous trees will be located.
According to the consortium Wade Adams Contracting (Cyprus) Limited – AKI Constructions Ltd, which is carrying out the construction work, the vast majority of existing trees will be retained, some others will be transplanted, while a very small number of trees will be removed in consultation with the Forestry Department. The cost of the project will be close to 2.5 million euros + VAT. Salina is part of the THALEIA 2021-2027 Cohesion Policy Program, with EU co-financing.
