WHEN CYPRUS HAD A RAILWAY
WHY DOES CYPRUS NOT HAVE ANY TRAINS TODAY? Cyprus has no trains today, primarily because its only public railway system, the Cyprus Government Railway, was closed in 1951. First opened…
KEO BEER
THE NATIONAL BREW OF CYPRUS INITIALLY FOUNDED AS THE CYPRUS WINE COMPANY Initially founded as the Cyprus Wine Company in the Limassol district, Keo initially held a dominant position in…
DRABETSONA & CYPRUS 1922
A SONG THAT TELLS AN INTRIGUING STORY GREEK-SPEAKING REFUGEES Human migration has occurred throughout history, and the difficult but pioneering journeys of displaced people, often fleeing tragic events, have helped…
WHO WERE THE PHOENICIANS OF CYPRUS?
DESCENDANTS OF CANAANITES The Phoenicians were an ancient Semitic-speaking thalassocratic civilization who inhabited city-states in Canaan along the Levantine coast, which spans modern-day Lebanon, coastal Syria, and northern Israel in…
THE INTRIGUING TALE OF THE MV DIMITRIOS II
A WATERY GRAVE A POPULAR VISUAL LANDMARK The MV Dimitrios II is a prominent, rusted general cargo ship that is permanently grounded on a reef off the coast of Chloraka…
THE UNIQUE CYPRIOT DIALECT OF GREEK ALSO KNOWN AS ‘KYPRIAKA’
A UNIQUE DIALECT FOR A UNIQUE PEOPLE THE CYPRIOT DIALECT Although the official language of the Republic of Cyprus is Greek, it is spoken with a distinct Cypriot dialect. Often…
THE BRANDY SOUR STORY
CYPRUS’S UNOFFICIAL NATIONAL COCKTAIL BRANDY SOUR, FOREST PARK HOTEL, PLATRES WHAT GOES INTO A BRANDY SOUR? The Brandy Sour Story THE BARMAN, THE ROYAL & THE BOTTLE OF BRANDY Today,…
THE LIGHTHOUSES OF CYPRUS
5 OPERATIONAL LIGHTHOUSES A PIVOTAL PART OF CYPRIOT MARITIME HISTORY Lighthouses have been an essential part of seafaring throughout the ages, and Cyprus lighthouses have played a pivotal role in…
A SOLUTION THAT SLIPPED THROUGH CYPRIOT FINGERS
JIMMY CARTER’S ELECTION WIN IN 1976 HERALDED A NEW HOPE FOR A CYPRUS SOLUTION PRESIDENTS KYPRIANOU & CARTER OPEN DISCUSSIONS GREEK CYPRIOT REFUGEES AFTER THE WAR IN 1974 A STATE…
WHO WERE THE DOUKHOBORS OF CYPRUS?
PIONEERS OF LARGER MOVEMENTS The schism of the Russian Orthodox Church during the 17th century caused some Russians to distance themselves from traditional Orthodoxy. These small groups of people later…