THE HAVOUZA RESERVOIRS
AN OTTOMAN LEGACY STONE-BUILT STRUCTURES WITH VAULTED CEILINGS Deriving from the Turkish word ‘yüzme havuzu’, meaning water pool, the late 19th-century Havouza Reservoirs consist of two identical stone-built structures with…
THE VILLAGE OF FIKARDOU
A RURAL SETTLEMENT IN THE TROODOS MOUNTAINS Famously frozen in time, the village of Fikardou is a historic mountain settlement in Cyprus that often acts as a living museum. Located…
THE IMAGE OF APHRODITE IN ANCIENT SCULPTURE
INSPIRED BY A CYPRUS BEAUTY Inspiring Aphrodite Works of Art Born from the foamy waters by APHRODITE’S ROCK in Cyprus, the accepted contemporary image of Aphrodite, the goddess of love…
LADY’S MILE BEACH
AN BEAUTIFAL UNSPOILT COASTLINE ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SANDY BEACHES IN LIMASSOL Stretching approximately up to 8 kilometres along the eastern side of the Akrotiri Peninsula, Lady’s Mile Beach…
IT’S ALL IN THE NAME
SHAPED BY GREEK SPEAKING PEOPLE Although Cypriot surnames today are shaped by the island’s prominent Greek Cypriot language, sustained Latin rule, a brief yet poignant Ottoman history, and then the…
THE CITY-KINGDOMS OF ANCIENT CYPRUS
HOW THINGS ONCE WERE A REMARKABLE FEATURE OF THE ISLAND’S HISTORY Retaining local coinage and autonomy, the 10 recognised ancient city-kingdoms of Cyprus were successful Iron Age polities ruled by…
THE MONASTERY OF THE HOLY CROSS IN THE VILLAGE OF OMODOS
A MONASTERY IN THE MOUNTAINS The Monastery of the Holy Cross, also known as Timios Stavros, is the crown jewel of the picturesque wine-producing village of Omodos. Nestled high up…
THE DRAGOMAN OF CYPRUS
SKILLED CULTURAL MEDIATORS & POLITICAL NAVIGATORS WHAT IS A DRAGOMAN? The Ottoman Empire at its height was vast conquering several lands and many peoples. As their empire grew, the Ottomans…
THE ANCIENT MILLS OF PARALIMNI
A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE THE WINDMILLS FROM THE PAST The Famagusta district, and the Paralimni area in particular, as a whole featured several windmills at the turn of the 20th century.…
THE CYPRUS BLUNT NOSED VIPER
A VENOMOUS CYPRIOT ENDEMIC SNAKE ENDEMIC TO CYPRUS The Cyprus blunt-nosed Viper (Macrovipera lebetinus), as the name suggests, is a venomous snake endemic to Cyprus. Its distinct triangular blunt nose,…