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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…

It derives from the iconostasis of the Katholikon from the monastery of St. Neophytos, near Paphos. The 150m. stamp is one of twenty one smaller icons in the middle zone depicting the twelve main feasts of the Church, and supplemented with further…

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…

Nativity

The NATURA 2000 network is a wide European Network of protected natural areas for flora, fauna, birds and habitats.
The aim of the network is to ensure the long-term survival of Europe's most valuable and endangered species and habitats.
The sites…

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…

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was founded in 1961 at the initiative of Josip Broz Tito, then President of Yugoslavia. It is an international organization with over 100 states as members who consider themselves as not formally aligned with any or…

This is one of the two Christmas issues where the designer's presentation is modern and is not based on existing works of great religious worth or meaning.The set covers the holiday periods, which include Christmas, New Year and Epiphany Day. The 15…

This stamp depicts the naval battle of 965 A.D. in which Greek fire was used against the enemy, and Nicephorus II Phocas, Emperor of B yzantium (963-969) defeated the Egyptian fleet off the coast of the mainland, and then turning his attention to…

Cloudless blue skies and dark blue seas, sandy beaches and turtle abodes, pine covered forests and tranquil valleys, delightful mountain villages and hospitable villagers, ancient monuments and myth laden places are what an international tourist to…