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A group a Agios Athanasios habitants in an excursion to Lefka village and Apostolos Andreas monastery both occupied by Turkish troops since 1974 in the north part of Cyprus.

The decision of the European Council of Ministers to declare the year 1990 as the "European Year of Tourism" was designed to emphasize the role and development of tourism. Tourism, an activity turned into an industry, affects every society in many…

There are over 100,000 different species of butterflies all over the planet. To date, 54 different species have been recorded in Cyprus, 9 of which have been recognized as endemic, meaning that they live only in Cyprus. Butterflies are directly…

Φωτογραφία από την δεκαετία του 1950-1960 από αγοραστές στο Συνεργατικό παντοπωλείο Πάνω Ζώδιας.

The Buyuk Khan, or great inn, now lying in the buffer zone in the divided city of Nicosia, was originally a medieval building. It was re-built after 1570 and adapted as a khan. In the middle is a vast courtyard surrounded by rooms on the ground and…

Buyuk Khan

Engraving by Bartlett William Henry "Buyuk-Dere " (Constantinople).

Nikolai V. Kuzmin (1938-1999). Oil on canvas. 60x80cm

Byzantine bronze pectoral cross. Dimensions: 5,2 × 3,9 cm.

A byzantine bronze hand holding a sphere with a cross with knipped ends. The right hand, probably from a statue. Dimensions: H. 23 cm.