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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…

The 22 meter high lighthouse is situated at Cape Kiti, 10 meters from the sea. One of the ancient seven wonders of the world is the Pharos of Alexandria. This imposing structure standing 135 meters high warned mariners who had to navigate through…

Lighthouses are built on promontories, hazardous sea areas and at the entrance of ports to guide ships safely into harbour or to warn them so as to avoid dangerous areas which are in the vicinity.

The lighthouses in Cyprus were built during the…

Εarth without its forests would be an uninhabitable planet. The destruction of large parts of rain forests in South East Asia and the tropical forests of Africa and South America is causing great concern to governments who have to battle excessive…

Cyprus was famous for its ancient forests which covered the whole island. Timber for ship building was a major export commodity even during World Wars I & II. In 1528, forest clearance was encouraged by offering loggers all the land they could clear.…

Ιn 1807 the Irish musician and song writer Thomas Moore wrote: “You may break, you may shatter the vase, if you will; but the scent of the roses will hang round it still”.

The English poet Ernest Dawson wrote in 1896: “They are not long the…

Some 130 million years ago when the earth looked drab and desolate an explosion of flowering plants transformed life with their brilliance, array of colours, shapes, sizes and scents. Wild flowers as well as roses grew in open fields, forests, plains…

Since ancient times embroidery has been the domain of women the world over and the oldest piece of work from Egypt dates back to the 15th century BC. Embroidery has been at the heart of Cyprus Folk Art and the town of Lefkara the centre of the lace…

With this issue, Cyprus Post celebrates the centenary of the Anorthosis Football Club which since its foundation in 1911 has been an energetic contributor to both the sporting and cultural life of the country.

In 1934 it became one of the founding…

Τhe Swiss theologian Karl Barth once said: “When the angels sing for God, they sing Bach, but I am sure that when they sing for themselves, they sing Mozart and God eavesdrops”.

In 1977, a musical sampler sent into outer space with the…