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Since times immemorial men and women have used beads and jewellery to adorn themselves and to express social standing as well as religious beliefs. In all cultures beads and jewellery were not only traded but kept as movable assets especially in…

In the early Byzantine period gold and silversmiths devoted much of their time to producing crosses, chalices, icons and other liturgical items. However as prosperity grew the demand for jewellery for personal adornment gave the craftsmen new…

Since times immemorial men and women have used beads and jewellery to adorn themselves and to express social standing as well as religious beliefs. In all cultures beads and jewellery were not only traded but kept as movable assets especially in…

In the early Byzantine period gold and silversmiths devoted much of their time to producing crosses, chalices, icons and other liturgical items. However as prosperity grew the demand for jewellery for personal adornment gave the craftsmen new…

Trees of Cyprus are part of the natural heritage of the island. Two thousand years ago Eratosthenes (c.276194 B.C.), Greek astronomer and scholar had said that the fields of Cyprus
were so densely covered with trees that the land could not be…

In 1971 tourism in Cyprus was still in its infancy though Europeans and especially Britons were beginning to appreciate the good life that the island had to offer. Even so, tourist arrivals were still under 260,000 a year. The Turkish invasion of…

Cyprus enjoys a climate ideal for the production of citrus fruits. In the 16th century the island was said to be rich in all fruits of the earth and its gardens adorned with oranges, lemons and citrons, and the wine made of the grapes was luscious…

Grapes

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…

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…