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Without rivers with perennial flow and inadequate rainfall, Cyprus has had, throughout the centuries, to endure droughts and water shortages with seriousconsequences to its population. It is indeed written that when St. Helena landed in Cyprus the…

The wall painting illustrated on this stamp comes from the Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour ( Tou Sotira) at Palechori (Palaeochorio). The building is from the early 16th century, and the interior of the chapel (except for the roof ) is…

The Baptism of Christ (Church of Our Lady of Asinou, Nikitari)

In 1878 when the Br itish 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…

The Akamas Peninsula
The Akamas Peninsula is on the western coast of Cyprus. The area is one of exceptional beauty and forms an enchanting mosaic of many contrasting plateaus and plains, streams and gorges, sandy and rocky beaches, caves and islets.…

The illustrations for this Christmas set derive from the Eptakomi (a small village in the Famagusta district) Gospel which appears from cer tain language form to have been written in the 12th century. Originally it contained four Gospels but…

The Church of "Panagia tou Araka" at Lagoudhera

The Cloisters of Bellapais, Date of withdrawal 31st January 1929

The Creation

Aesop’s fables have fascinated generations of children and the story of the Cricket and the Ant is yet another one with a moral content.

The Cricket and the Ant lived in a forest not far from each other. Throughout the summer the Cricket ate and…