€5.3m Pattichion Park overhaul completed after months of controversy

The redevelopment of Pattichion Park has been completed and handed over to Larnaca Municipality, bringing to an end a project that sparked strong public opposition over the scale of construction in an area forming part of the Natura network next to the protected Larnaca Salt Lake wetland.

Work on Larnaca’s largest park was completed around eight months behind schedule, a delay that was considered justified after restrictions were imposed during the summer months because of the risk of fires....