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The British journalist John Fielding of Thames TV together with his colleague Martin Smith were in the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus to shoot a film for the IT V program " This week tonight". As they were being officially escorted ever y where,…

The monastery of Ayia Napa, dedicated to our Lady of the Forests, is situated in what is now a very lively touristic town. Built in the 16th century it has elements of Lusignan and Venetian construction. Originally it belonged to the Latins whose…

Butterflies are one of the most beautiful and fragile creatures in the entire animal kingdom.They are classified as insects and are diurnal as opposed to noc turnal. They belong to the order of Lepidoptera, which also encompasses moths. Butter flies…

Cyprus’ geography and environment are the main reasons why the island has such a rich variety of flora. Today there are 140 types of endemic flora, some of which are spread widely around the island and others that grow only in the Troodos mountain…

The Church of the Holy Cross of Agiasmati, a single-aisle church with a steep pitched wooden roof, is situated north-west of the village of Platanistasa,in the Pitsilia area. It has preserved the most complete set of paintings in Cyprus by the 15th…

Badge of Cyprus, Date of withdrawal 31st January 1929.

It was here on the former Constanzo Bastion that on the 9th September 1570 during the siege of Nicosia that the first standard bearer scaled the high Venetian walls and planted his flag. He was killed and buried on the spot. His tomb is now within…

It was here on the former Constanzo Bastion that on the 9th September 1570 during the siege of Nicosia that the first standard bearer scaled the high Venetian walls and planted his flag. He was killed and buried on the spot. His tomb is now within…

The visual arts which flourished in the Byzantine Empire that lasted a thousand years, formed the foundation of Western Christian civilization. Frescos and icon paintings with their vivid colors and powerful expressions were symbols of the faith they…

Monastic Gospel books with intricate and beautiful illuminations provided craftsmen in the Middle Ages an opportunity to produce some of the most magnificent works of art. Gold and silversmiths of Cyprus who confined their work mainly on the…