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This set closed a chapter in the history of Cyprus stamps that did not portray the island's soul, traditions and values. It was a period where the ideal was everything British and more over that of the King or Queen. In the stamps of this period…

This set closed a chapter in the history of Cyprus stamps that did not portray the island's soul, traditions and values. It was a period where the ideal was everything British and more over that of the King or Queen. In the stamps of this period…

The stamps that existed at the postal offices in the island as well as those in Great Britain were considered as assets of the Republic of Cyprus. It was accordingly decided to overprint them rather than destroy them and to use them for postal and…

A land, Where mythology and history intermingle, Where painted churches with Byzantine frescoes past glories bring to mind,Where Crusader castles and Frankish monasteries dot the mountains, Where Churches and Mosques stand side by side, Where a…

Saint Nicholas ton Gaton (St. Nicholas of the Cats) is possibly the oldest monastery in Cyprus. The monastery chapel, which dates to the 14th century, was abandoned in the 16th century and was reinstated by Orthodox nuns in the early 1980 s.…

The reign of King George V saw the First World War in which an estimated 10 million men lost their lives, the Irish Free State Settlement of 1922 and the general strike of 1926. The post war years became known as the roaring twenties. He began the…

The magnificent 9th century stone church of Saint Lazarus was built by Byzantine Emperor Leo VI in the 9th century and restored in the 17th century. The church is one of the most remarkable examples of Byzantine architecture in Cyprus.

The reign of King George V saw the First World War in which an estimated 10 million men lost their lives, the Irish Free State Settlement of 1922 and the general strike of 1926. The post war years became known as the roaring twenties. He began the…

Fiammetto Rocco, in her book "The Miraculous Fever-tree: Malaria, Medicine and the Cure that Changed the World" tells us how in 1723 ten years after the death of six cardinals from "Malaria" i.e. bad air, of the Roman marshes, a Jesuit priest in Peru…

The small church of Saint Mamas was built in 1455 and decorated with wall paintings signed by artist Philipos Goul.