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Once upon a time, the crab and the fox decided to sow in partnership all the fields of Athalassa. When the time came to reap, they went to the fields and as soon as they began reaping the fox raised such a howl that the crab was terrified. What is…

Camp-site

Capparis spinosa is the botanical name of the common rough and prickly southern European shrub with long trailing shoots better known as the caper plant. It grows in dry uncultivated fields and rocky surroundings up to an altitude of 350 meters. Its…

Carnival is humanity’s oldest folk festival.
Ηistorically, the tradition of carnival refers to the Dionysian feasts of the Greeks, where people used to dress up, dance and sing, drinking wine to honour God Dionysos.
The carnival officially…

The carob tree (also known as the locust tree) is a hardy evergreen. In ancient times it was used for making hubs for cart wheels and other agricultural tools. The carob pods, deep brown when fully ripe, were a major export fruit to Venice, Syria and…

This set closed a chapter in the history of Cyprus stamps that did not portray the island's soul, traditions and values. It was a period where the ideal was everything British and more over that of the King or Queen. In the stamps of this period…

Carolina Pelendritou was born in August 1986 in Lemesos.She possesses exceptional determination and courage to overcome any disabilities or obstacles in her life. Her eyesight began failing her at an early stage and by 2014 the deterioration had…

Cassiopeia (Mosaic 4th Century A.D.)

Cat’s-paw Scallop (Manupecten pesfelis)

The life of Caterina Cornaro (1454-1510) renowned as the last Queen of Cyprus is the most interesting and fascinating of the 15th Century. Many books have been written about her life and times which attracted painters such as Titian and Gentile…