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Loukis Akritas was one of the most distinguished intellectual personalities of 20th Century Cyprus. He was born in Morphou in 1908 into a large but poor family. He studied in Morphou and graduated from the Pancyprian Gymnasium. He wrote articles for…

Low Cost Housing

An old legend ascribes the founding of the monastery to an aged hermit called Neophytus. Expelled from Syria in the 12th Century, he came to Cyprus with his faithful disciple Ignatius and built a cell on mount Aoos. They sought and obtained Royal…

At the age of 24 Gandhi emigrated to South Africa in search of wor k but in 1915 he left South Africa where he had his own law office to return to India where destiny awaited him. He worked tirelessly and passionately against poverty and sought…

At the age of 24 Gandhi emigrated to South Africa in search of wor k but in 1915 he left South Africa where he had his own law office to return to India where destiny awaited him. He worked tirelessly and passionately against poverty and sought…

Makronissos Beach, Ayia Napa

The 40 m. stamp depicts a folk dancer wearing the traditional black leather boots, the Vraka (baggy trousers) and the short waistcoat, which is of ten beautifully embroidered with coloured threads. He carries a glass of water on his head. In Cyprus,…

The Cyprus wheatear and the Cyprus warbler (see the 20 m. stamp of 1969, birds of Cyprus) are two of many species of migratory birds that flock to Cyprus in their millions at springtime, making Cyprus their ideal stopover. Both are endemic to Cyprus…

The decision of the European Council of Ministers to declare the year 1990 as the "European Year of Tourism" was designed to emphasize the role and development of tourism. Tourism, an activity turned into an industry, affects every society in many…

Man and the Biosphere Programme