THE HALA SULTAN TEKKE
A PATRONAGE TO THE LOCAL MUSLIM COMMUNITY The Hala Sultan Tekke, located by the salt lakes of Larnaca, is a significant pilgrimage site. Holding a prominent place in the spiritual…
THE LIGHTHOUSES OF CYPRUS
🚢5 OPERATIONAL LIGHTHOUSES🚢 STAYING THE COURSE The humble lighthouse has played a crucial role for all seafaring civilisations throughout the ages, helping ships to avoid dangerous seas and to stay…
WHY DOES CYPRUS STAND OUT AS A TOP HOLIDAY DESTINATION?
THE LOVE BRIDGE NEAR AYIA NAPA APHRODITE’S ROCK NEAR PAPHOS THE LIMASSOL SKYLINE AT NIGHT NISSI BEACH AYIA NAPA A DEPICTION OF A CYPRIOT STREET MUSICIAN THE PAPHOS COASTLINE AT…
IT’S ALL IN THE NAME
☺️ A DIFFERENT NAMING CONVENTION ☺️ Surnames in Cyprus used to be applied quite differently before the island became a British Colony. A surname was traditionally not viewed as a…
A BRIEF HISTORY OF POLIS CHRYSOCHOUS
A BRIEF HISTORY OF POLIS CHRYSOCHOUS A LONG HISTORY The town of Polis Chrysochous is situated 37 kilometres north-east of the city of Paphos. The area surrounding the town stretches…
GOING BANANAS IN CYPRUS
BANANAS NEED WATER TOO! PAPHOS HIT THE HARDEST Cyprus as a whole is bracing itself for a year of water scarcity. This comes after one of the driest winters since…
THE STORY OF THE HMS HIMALAYA’S ARRIVAL IN CYPRUS
A NEW OVERSEAS TERRITORY JULY 22ND 1878 A STRATEGIC & MILITARY BASE: In 1878, Cyprus became a British overseas territory. The Ottoman Empire ceded full control, but not ownership, of…
THE EDRO III SHIPWRECK
⚓️A PAPHOS LANDMARK⚓️ On October 8th, 2011, the Edro III left the port of Limassol, heading for the Greek island of Rhodes. Bad weather conditions, resulting from a freak storm,…
KEO BEER
THE NATIONAL BREW OF CYPRUS THE CYPRUS WINE COMPANY Founded in 1927 as the Cyprus Wine Company, in the district of Limassol, Keo has become a significant industrial player in…
DRAPETSONA 1922
A SONG THAT TELLS AN INTRIGUING STORY GREEK-SPEAKING REFUGEES It is a fact that mass human migration has occurred throughout history. It is also a fact that these journeys spawn…