Larnaca’s municipal council on Thursday announced free parking for motorists at a number of hotspots in the coastal town over the Christmas and New Year period.

Free parking will be available from Monday, December 12 until Sunday, January 8 at municipal parking areas (parking metres and pay and display machines), at Larnaca’s shopping centre, as well as on Tasos Mitsopoulos Avenue and the Makenzie area.

“The Municipal Council of Larnaca, for the benefit of residents and visitors to Larnaca, announces that from Monday, December 12, 2022 until Sunday, January 8, 2023 (including both dates), parking in the municipal parking areas (parking meters and pay and display machines) in the city’s shopping centre, Tasos Mitsopoulos Avenue and Mackenzie area, will be free,” it said.

However, authorities warned that illegal parking will be reported.