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Cottage at Troodos mountains

The best-known and richest monastery of Cyprus, Kykkos Monastery was founded in 1100 and dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It possesses one of three surviving icons ascribed to Saint Luke. It is covered in silver gilt, enclosed in a shrine of tortoise…

The Carnival is a great popular festival the roots of which are lost in antiquity and which our people, despite the enormous difficulties encountered in their long history, have preserved and honoured to this day.

As an institution and traditional…

In Cyprus the cycling routes are full of contrasts and changes in scenery. They can be described as strolls, that clear the mind from daily routine and offer unique experiences. An exploration that offer cyclists , as of the very first kilometer ,…

The “Tombs of the Kings” are one of the major archaeological attractions of Paphos. These monumental underground tombs carved out of solid rock date back to the 3rd century BC and some are decorated with Doric pillars. High ranking officials…

It
consists of a complex of baths and rooms with
beautiful 5th century AD mosaic floors. The
early Christian basilica dates back to the 5th
century AD and was probably the Cathedral
of Kourion, with separate baptistery on the
external northern…

It
consists of a complex of baths and rooms with
beautiful 5th century AD mosaic floors. The
early Christian basilica dates back to the 5th
century AD and was probably the Cathedral
of Kourion, with separate baptistery on the
external northern…

The mosque was built in 648 AD, on the spot where
Umm Haram died when she fell off her mule, during
one of the first Arab raids on the island. The mosque
was first renovated in 1816 and more recently in
2002 by UNOPS.

This manor house is one of the most important surviving 18th century buildings in Nicosia. It was once the residence of the Dragoman of Cyprus, Chatzigeorgakis Kornesios, who was executed by the Ottomans in 1809. The building was restored by the…

Originally a monastery, today’s church of Agios
Ioannis Lambadistis is a complex of three
churches: Agios Irakleidios, Agios Ioannis
Lambadistis and a Latin chapel – all under
a single pitched roof. The church is a listed
UNESCO World…