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Τhe railway was in operation from 1905 to 1951 and as an innovative mode of transport and communication it contributed greatly to the economic and social life of the people. During its lifetime it carried 7,348,643 passengers and 3,199,934 tons of…

For the first time in 2000 years, a Pope comes to Cyprus on a pilgrimage in the footsteps of Apostles Paul, Barnabas and Mark to visit Pafos where in 45 AD they converted the Roman Proconsul Sergius Paulus to Christianity.

The Pope, Bishop of…

Cyprus came under Ottoman rule in 1571 and by the Anglo-Turkish Convention of 4th June 1878, the island was handed over by the Porte to be administered by Great Britain who in return had to pay a “Tribute” specified as rent to the Sultan. The…

Τhe wild vine, Vitis vinifera silvestri, from which the cultivated vine of the old world is derived has been established in Armenia as in the Balkans and parts of Western Europe since Tertiary times; that is to say over a million years ago. The Book…

Τhe 22c stamp illustrating details from the representation of the Birth of Christ originates from the 16th century icon belonging to the small shed like Church of Agios Nikolaos in the village of Klonari in Lemesos.

Nearly all the walls of the…

Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany, in 1770. He was of Flemish descent. His father and grandfather were court singers to the elector Archbishop of Bonn. No one doubts that he was one of the greatest composers of western classical…

Τhe Swiss theologian Karl Barth once said: “When the angels sing for God, they sing Bach, but I am sure that when they sing for themselves, they sing Mozart and God eavesdrops”.

In 1977, a musical sampler sent into outer space with the…

With this issue, Cyprus Post celebrates the centenary of the Anorthosis Football Club which since its foundation in 1911 has been an energetic contributor to both the sporting and cultural life of the country.

In 1934 it became one of the founding…

Since ancient times embroidery has been the domain of women the world over and the oldest piece of work from Egypt dates back to the 15th century BC. Embroidery has been at the heart of Cyprus Folk Art and the town of Lefkara the centre of the lace…

Some 130 million years ago when the earth looked drab and desolate an explosion of flowering plants transformed life with their brilliance, array of colours, shapes, sizes and scents. Wild flowers as well as roses grew in open fields, forests, plains…