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The Messaoria is the eastern region of the very fertile Central Plain that stretches from Morphou bay in the west to Famagusta bay in the east. Wheat and barley are the main crops grown in this plain. Around 1800 the customhouse records reveal that…

The Messaoria is the eastern region of the very fertile Central Plain that stretches from Morphou bay in the west to Famagusta bay in the east.
Wheat and barley are the main crops grown in this plain. Around 1800 the customhouse records reveal that…

For centuries the economy of Cyprus was based on agriculture and wheat was cultivated in abundance and exported to Europe and Turkey. Dennis Possot, a priest who came here in 1533 wrote: "There is good wheat whereof is made bread which is sweet and…

Kolossi castle is a medieval castle built in the 15th century A.D. It is also known as Koulas. The donjon lies in the vicinity of the village of the same name in the south-western outskirts of Limassol. The plain on which the castle is located is one…

The standard of health in Cyprus is pretty high. Average life expectancy for men is 75.3 years and for women 80.4 years. The World Health Organization in examining the effectiveness of health services in 191 countries placed Cyprus 24th to either…

The standard of health in Cyprus is pretty high. Average life expectancy for men is 75.3 years and for women 80.4 years. The World Health Organization in examining the effectiveness of health services in 191 countries placed Cyprus 24th to either…

This stamp depicts the hearth room excavated at Alassa Paliotaverna, a late Cypriot Site (1400-1150 B.C.) near the old village of Alassa in the upper Kouris River valley, above the modern artificial lake created by the Kouris Dam. (See also the 20…

This music manuscript no.18, is a Heirmologion containing the music of Petros Lampadarios from Peloponnesos. Size 240 - 48 X 175 - 78 mm. Paper, ff. III + 143 + ff. 20 newly identified text during restoration. New dark plastic covers without…
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