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The grapes are grown at higher elevations of the Troodos Mountains and the hilly areas of Paphos and Limassol districts

GEORGIOS PARASKEVAIDES: He was born in Athens in 1916. He studied architecture at the Milan Polytechnic. In 1941, he met Stelios Joannou with whom he founded in partnership the Joannou and Paraskevaides construction company known as J&P and succeeded…

Green Jasper.

Grey Trigger Fish

The Los Angeles Games of 1984 will be remembered by all for their commercialization, their Hollywood ceremonies and for the 13 abstentions from the East European countries including the U.S.S.R. who professed that the security measures were…

The Games of 1980 in Moscow will live in history for the incredibly astonishing opening and closing ceremonies. The mascot of the Games was the little bear Misha, made of cardboard which hundreds of children in the stands had brought with them. The…

Since the Sydney Olympic games are very recent and everybody remembers them well, here are some data you may not know:

- Day 8 of the Sydney Olympic Games (Saturday 23rd September) smashed the daily attendance record for Sydney Olympic Park. A…

Gypsum

Hala Sultan Tekke

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…