Browse Items (175 total)

Αccording to mythology the Olympic Games originated in a foot race run by girls for the privilege of becoming the priestess of the Moon Goddess Hera and a second foot race was run by young men for the dangerous privilege of becoming the…

«You must not be ashamed for having been beaten. You must be ashamed only when you have played badly and been beaten for that reason. Or, and this is worse – you must be ashamed when you have won by playing badly or dishonestly. Fair play, this is…

As European Capital of Culture for 2017, Paphos will present 152 works and organise more than 300 activities and events in Paphos, Cyprus and Europe. The main basis of the Programme is the Open Air Cultural Factory, which includes a number of…

Pavlos Kontides was born in Lemesos, a sea port town from ancient times, so it comes as no surprise that he took up sailing from the tender age of nine.

His venture into competitive sailing began in 2007. He represented Cyprus at the Beijing…

Vassos Lyssaridis was born in Lefkara, on 13 May 1920.

He studied at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Athens and graduated with honors. He practiced general medicine and was President of the Medical Association (1967-1981). During his…

The United Nations General Assembly at its 70th session proclaimed 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development.
The Universal Postal Union invited its members to engage in this global celebration by issuing a commemorative…

The European Parliament Office in Cyprus, the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Cyprus Post, in cooperation with the Philatelic Advisory Committee are organizing a competition among 2nd Lyceum pupils entitled ‘Stamp Art: The EU and Cyprus…

Οn 20th July 1974 Turkey invaded Cyprus. But instead of restoring the legitimate government as envisaged in Article 3 of the Cyprus
Treaty of Guarantee, it resorted to divide the island with the result that about 200,000 people had to flee from…

Agios Zenon was born to rich and aristocratic parents in the province of Ponto in Asia Minor. He enlisted in the army as a special courier of Emperor Flavius Valens ( 364-378 AD) whom he served with great devotion. He carried the Emperor’s messages…

Fall ships are large traditionally rigged sailing vessels that evolved from the first sailing boat that man devised many thousands of years ago. It is said that the ancient Egyptians were the first to build sailing vessels and today one can still…