NATURE & ENVIRONMENT

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…

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 SELECTION OF HISTORICAL SITES OF INTEREST THE LARNACA MEDIEVAL FORT The Larnaca Medieval Fort, also known as Larnaca Castle, is located on the coast, deep in the heart of…

A PUBLIC HOLIDAY The Beginning of the 40-Day Lenten Fast Clean Monday falls on February 23rd this year and this marks the first day of the 40-day LENTEN FAST, which…

A PATRONAGE TO THE LOCAL MUSLIM COMMUNITY Located by the salt lakes of Larnaca, the Hala Sultan Tekke still holds a prominent place in the spiritual and cultural history of…

A WONDERFUL WAY TO EXPLORE THE ISLAND’S COUNTRYSODE A VARIETY OF BIRD SPECIES Cyprus is home to a wide variety of bird species. With its diverse landscape of forests, wetlands,…

A SMALL CHAPEL HOUSED IN A CAVE SEVERAL REMARKABLE FRESCOES Made up of three caves that have been carved into a limestone rock face, the small chapel of Palaea Enkleistra…

IS THIS SPIDER DANGEROUS? INCREASED SIGHTINGS IN CYPRUS Increased sightings of the Mediterranean False Black Widow Spider in Cyprus have generated an increased curiosity about the little shiny black spider…

A MAGNIFICENT CREATURE ENDEMIC TO CYPRUS The number of butterfly species in Cyprus varies as discoveries of species new to the island take place every so often. Currently, 57 butterfly…

NEW ARRIVALS TO CYPRUS SHORES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjCAyo2Litw THE GIANT WATER BUG Whilst this insect, which is huge by conventional standards, is commonplace in other neighbouring countries to Cyprus, it has never…