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The Akamas peninsula, the land west of the village of Polis awaits to be discovered. It is the best unspoilt coastal area of Cyprus; a place of wild beauty and turtle breeding beaches and a great variety of flora and fauna. Its breathtaking scenery,…

"Greek was the language I was given. My humble home was on the beaches of Homer’s Iliad where my only concern was the language". (Odysseas Elytis, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, 1979) Claude Fauriel, Professor of Southern European…

Every two years top level personnel from the world of shipping, industry, banking, insurance, admiralty law, law enforcement, the European Union, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and other interested parties converge in strength on our…

Mushrooms belong to the fungal kingdom and can be found all over the world. Many species are still to be identified especially in the tropical rain forests. Mushrooms have different lifestyles and find different ways to continue growing and…

Mushrooms belong to the fungal kingdom and can be found all over the world. Many species are still to be identified especially in the tropical rain forests. Mushrooms have different lifestyles and find different ways to continue growing and…

Mushrooms belong to the fungal kingdom and can be found all over the world. Many species are still to be identified especially in the tropical rain forests. Mushrooms have different lifestyles and find different ways to continue growing and…

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…

Mushrooms belong to the fungal kingdom and can be found all over the world. Many species are still to be identified especially in the tropical rain forests. Mushrooms have different lifestyles and find different ways to continue growing and…

"The little treasure house of Antifonitis Monastery,… has sustained the most comprehensive looting and damage..."... "We managed to check 26 villages in all…. Since graveyards are usually some way outside the village these were checkable and, in…

Among other activities, the U.P.U. is responsible for coordinating and super vising the introduction of new services. On July 1st 1875 a postcard rate was introduced for the first time for cards going abroad. Inter national express mail was…