WHEN CYPRUS HAD A RAILWAY
THE CYPRUS GOVERNMENT RAILWAY 1905 TILL 1951 A NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY The Cyprus Government Railway was a linear, narrow gauge railway that operated continuosly in Cyprus for 46 years from…
THE INTRIGUING TALE OF THE MV DIMITRIOS II
A WATERY GRAVE ILL FATED The ill fated MV Dimitrios II was built by J.J. Sietas K.G. Schiffswerft Gmbh of Hamburg, Germany and its engines were built by Motoren Werke…
THE VENETIAN BRIDGES OF CYPRUS
THE ARCHITECTURAL MARVELS OF THE RENAISSANCE TRADE AT THE CORE The Venetians were effectively a trading empire and they sought to strengthen their influence and control over trade routes in…
KALLIKANTZAROI, A CYPRIOT FOLKTALE
CHRISTMAS FOLK TALES A Cypriot Folktale So what are the “Kallikantzaroi? There are various descriptions of this mythical creature from Cypriot folk lore, but we will settle on this one.…
THE STORY OF THE BOUZOUKI
A GREEK ICON THE HEART OF GREEK MUSIC The Bouzouki, often regarded as the ‘heart’ of Greek music, is a stringed instrument that holds a profound place in the Greek…
THE STORY OF THE OLD CYPRIOT POUND ALSO KNOWN AS THE ‘LIRA’
A JOURNEY THROUGH THE RECENT HISTORY OF CYPRIOT CURRENCY THE CYPRUS POUND WAS INTRODUCED BY THE BRITISH COLONAL AUTHORITIES IN 1878 A LIRA OR A POUND? HUMBLE BEGINNINGS The history…
THE INFAMOUS GREEK GYRO
A CULTURAL & CULINARY MEDITERRANEAN ICON A DELICIOUS WRAP To some, the humble gyro is just a delicious wrap, but to others, it represents much more than just a simple…
THE DEADLY EARTHQUAKE OF 1953
DEVASTATION IN THE WEST OF CYPRUS ONE OF THE STRONGEST EARTHQUAKES EVER KNOWN IN CYPRUS On the morning of September 10th, 1953 at around 6:00am, the district of Paphos suffered…
THE HAUNTING OF THE BERENGARIA HOTEL
ARE THERE REALLY GHOSTS AT THE BERENGARIA HOTEL? A SUBJECT OF SUPERNATURAL MYSTERY Located near the village of Prodromos, in the Limassol district, the Berengaria Hotel has been a subject…
THE TRADITIONAL CYPRUS COFFEE SHOP
THE TRADITIONAL COFFEE SHOP’S VALUED PLACE IN CYPRIOT SOCIETY THE MAIN FOCAL POINT FOR CYPRIOTS In earlier times, the traditional Cyprus coffee shop or ‘Kafeneío’ as it was known, was…