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The Common Chaffinch, the European Greenfinch and the European Goldfinch belong to the family Fringillidae. Their special characteristic is the big conical beak used for crushing and peeling seeds, which are their basic food. They nest in Cyprus and…

The Cyprus Warbler (Sylvia melanothorax) is one of only three bird species endemic to areas within the Mediterranean region and is the most localized breeder among the genus Sylvia, being confined to Cyprus when breeding. It is a partial migrant,…

The stamp was issued to commemorate the birth centenary of Dr George (Nicholas) Papanicolaou (1883-1962), physiologist and microscopist, born in Kimi, Greece. He studied at Athens and Munich universities, and for most of his career was associated…

Archbishop, Ethnarch and first President of the Republic of Cyprus, Makarios III was an eloquent orator with an imposing personality. He was born Michael Mouskos on 13th August 1913 in the village of Panayia in Pafos and he was admitted to Kykko…

Louis Braille was born in Coupvray, France in 1809. He was blind from the age of three but this did not deter him from joining the Institution of the Young Blind in Paris when he was ten years old. He studied organ playing and became professor of the…

This wall painting of the Birth of Christ dating from 1192 A.D. is from the Church of Panagia tou Araka near the village of Lagoudera. The Virgin Mary is reclining on a white mattress at the entrance to the cave in the side of a sof t hill. There is…

Here we have yet another 14th century wall painting depicting the birth of Christ from the Church of Panagia tis Asinou near the village of Nikitari. The church which dates from the beginning of the 12th century belonged to the disused monastery "of…

The wall- painting presents an unidentified bishop . The wall-painting is found on the east wall in the Naos of the Enkleistra.

Bishop Germanos, Flag and Freedom Fighters

Bishopric of Kyrenia. Ottoman period (1571-1878 A.D.)