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Travelers visiting Cyprus in the 15th, 18th, and 19th centuries recalled how the land from Limassol to the Cape of Cats (Cape Gata) produced so many reptiles and snakes about two or three feet long whose bite was said to be mortal, that the…

The decision of the European Council of Ministers to declare the year 1990 as the "European Year of Tourism" was designed to emphasize the role and development of tourism. Tourism, an activity turned into an industry, affects every society in many…

By 1897 her popularity was ensured and the ceremonial role of the British Monarchy firmly established. By the time of her death she had become the single most obvious link holding together the world's largest empire where one person in four was a…

By 1897 her popularity was ensured and the ceremonial role of the British Monarchy firmly established. By the time of her death she had become the single most obvious link holding together
the world's largest empire where one person in four was a…

After the death of Prince Albert, unsubstantiated rumors about her relationship with her Scottish attendant, John Brown, led to increasing criticisms.
Date of withdrawal 1892 - 1896

After the death of Prince Albert, unsubstantiated rumors about her relationship with her Scottish attendant, John Brown, led to increasing criticisms.
Date of withdrawal 1892 - 1896.

Many harbors resemble embraces, but Kyrenia’s above all; the tightest, the warmest and the sweetest. I will never forget the small harbor of Kyrenia… The only thing I could do on learning of the destruction that came about was to say and to…