The members of our Association invite you to visit our village, learn about our history, taste our traditional Cypriot cuisine, participate in our olive harvest, bike and hike on our trails, relax on our beaches... or simply join us for a glass of zivaniya (traditional alcoholic drink) at the end of the day. We hope you find this website helpful as you explore our unique corner of Cyprus. We invite you to experience our community as our guest and friend.

You are always welcome in Büyükkonuk…Formerly known as Komi Kebir, this village with a population of about 800, sits on the foothills of the Five Fingered mountain range as it stretches into the “panhandle” that is the Karpaz. Surrounding the village are well tended farmlands and orchards of olive and carob, vineyards and almond trees, and farms with dairy cows and flocks of sheep and goats which are fed from the fields of barley and other fodder. From this agricultural background, the area villagers are diversifying into sustainable tourism with the objective of preserving the Cypriot culture, the environment and the traditional activities for future generations. Through small family run guest houses and restaurants, festivals and Sunday markets, the villagers open their doors for visitors to join them in the nostalgia of traditional village lifestyle; there is good food as well as demonstrations of activities such as cheese making, bread baking, broom tying, lace making, weaving and even mud-brick making and other activities like trail walking and donkey rides. Eco-tourism is friendly and a great way to experience the rural side of Cyprus, so come along and get involved.

The eco-tourism and community based tourism activities in the village were initiated by a group of villagers and have made significant steps forward. This initiative was supported and made possible with the technical and financial assistance of the EDGE Project which is implemented by Deloitte Consulting LLP and funded by USAID. The Buyukkonuk Eco-tourism Association appreciates the assistance of the EDGE Project that made the development of this web site and a number of other community based tourism initiatives possible.