CYPRUS HISTORY & PLACES OF INTEREST

A SYMBOL OF IMPERIAL POWER DESIGNED & BUILT BY BRITISH ARCHITECTS The Larnaca police station headquarters building is located on the corner of Athens and Archbishop Makarios III Avenue in…

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…

THE CITY OF NICOSIA TOPS THE LIST AGAIN! THE BEST CULTURAL DESTINATION IN EUROPE Nicosia has once again been installed as one of the ‘Best Cultural Destinations in Europe’. The…

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…

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 GREEK CYPRIOT STREET ARTIST WHO HAS FIRMLY PUT HIS STAMP ON THE CITY OF LARNACA WHO IS PAPARAZZI? Cyprus street art, it seems, is becoming more apparent across the…

A look at traditional Cypriot pottery A UNIQUE WINDOW INTO THE ISLAND’S PAST Traditional Cypriot pottery reflects both artistic workmanship and the everyday lives of its people. Evidence suggests that…

HOW THINGS ONCE WERE A REMARKABLE FEATURE OF THE ISLAND’S HISTORY Several ancient city-state kingdoms once governed Cyprus. Evidence suggests that some were settled as early as the 15th century…

A MONASTERY IN THE MOUNTAINS By Irene Charalambous A PERFECT BACKDROP FOR BOTH CONTEMPLATION & PRAYER A TESTAMENT TO THE ISLAND’S RICH HERITAGE The Monastery of the Holy Cross in…

A FUN & DIFFERENT WAY TO GO SIGHTSEEING! WHAT IS A SEGWAY? A Segway is a fun-to-ride self-balancing, two-wheeled upright battery powered scooter. Segways are very easy to ride and…