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The Cypriot male costume is of the type native to the Aegean islands, and is characterized by the "vraka" or baggy breeches. It is a loose pleated garment of black cotton, which differs in cut according to locality. It is worn with a white shirt or a…

Since its establishment the Department of Maritime Shipping has been strengthened by a pool of highly educated professionals and other personnel thus enabling it to open offices in Piraeus, Rotterdam, Hamburg, London and New York for more efficient…

This Cross, one of the oldest preserved in the Orthodox Church, has a story to tell. Carved in 1476 by a wood-carver named Georgios Laskaris, it stands on a high base carved with 32 images from the Old Testament. The Cross itself has 12 illustrations…

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 Spanish city of Barcelona, hosted for the first time in three decades the first Olympic Games that were not marred by boycotts. The opening ceremony was the most spectacular and impressive ever staged. Athletes from most of the new countries of…

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…

Three Children

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…

Snow on Troodos Mountains

Seaview, Limassol