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Here in this wine region, legend meets reality, as you travel ages old terrain, to encounter the young oenologists making today’s stylish Cyprus wines in 21st century wineries.

The design for these stamps is taken from a deep bowl of white painted ware with geometric designs where the trees and birds appear in the central panel. The bowl dating from c.1050-750 B.C. and discovered at Lapithos, Ayia Anastasia, is now in the…

The design for these stamps is taken from a deep bowl of white painted ware with geometric designs where the trees and birds appear in the central panel. The bowl dating from c.1050-750 B.C. and discovered at Lapithos, Ayia Anastasia, is now in the…

Incised red polished ware. Wide bowl with flat base. Four attached bird figures on rim. Dimensions: H. 19,5 cm.

The Olympic Games of Tokyo 1964 were the first ever to be held in Asia (Far East) and Japan did not lose the opportunity to organize the Games using the latest technology, thus fulfilling the words of Pierre de Coubertin who had said in 1893 that the…

Φωτογραφία από το προσκοπικό Jamboree τον Αύγουστο του 1959.

Φωτογραφία από την δεκαετία του 1950-1960 από το αναμορφωτήριο αρρένων στη Λάπηθο.

Ενδημικό είδος που συναντούμε στη περιοχή της Κυθρέας και του Πενταδακτύλου.

Η ευρύτερη περιοχή της Κυθρέας αποτελούσε μια όαση στους…

In the beginning and until the middle of 20th century, Agios Athanasios was a small rural community that has been evolved into a small village with a population of 400 people. The residents’ main occupation was agriculture particularly the…

The Cypriot male costume is of the type native to the Aegean islands, and is characterized by the "vraka" or baggy breeches. It is a loose pleated garment of black cotton, which differs in cut according to locality. It is worn with a white shirt or a…