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Vouni Palace

Warrior (6th - 5th Century B.C.)

Warrior (6th - 5th Century B.C.).

In the 18th Century John Heyman, Professor in the University of Leiden, Holland, during his travels to Egypt, Syria, Palestine etc. visited Cyprus and noted that corn was ground by watermills so that in times of drought there was not only a want of…

In 1878 when the British Forces landed at Larnaca, this was the sea-front café that probably became a popular meeting place for those men and officers who were off- duty. The harbour and the seaside promenade with its dozens of cafes today and…

Waterskiing

Founded in 1873, the International Meteorological Organization (IMO) was the forerunner of the World Meteorological Organization ( WMO) which was established in 1950 and which became a specialized agency of the United Nations for meteorology (weather…

Wind Surfing at Paphos

Windmill

Windsor castle is the best-known symbol of the British Monarchy. William the Conqueror chose the site for a fortress after his conquest of England in 1066. In 1917 when King George V needed to camouflage his German origins he chose Windsor as the…