04 Φεβ 2025
The establishment depicted here was founded by St. John Lampadistis in the 11th century as a monastic complex and provided …
28 Ιαν 2025
In 1841 the then governor Talaat Efendi, who was appointed in Cyprus to implement the Tanzimat reforms, conducted a population …
21 Ιαν 2025
In his book “Sexuality in Islam”, Abdelwahab Bouhdiba speaks of a public ritual taking place for both Greek …
14 Ιαν 2025
During the early fourteenth century Cyprus had a reputation as a cornucopia. The island enjoyed great wealth, strong trade …
07 Ιαν 2025
In one of the round towers of Kyrenia, in a Koulas, as they are locally known, an Ottoman dignitary kept …
31 Δεκ 2024
When he first came to Kyrenia and bought the wonderful house on the harbour from Shakallis, Colonel Sir Courtney …
24 Δεκ 2024
In a house up in the mountains at Giklos, outside Kyrenia, lived two ex-matrons of the British army known as …
17 Δεκ 2024
Very close to the old castle and harbour of Limassol is the shrine of Pir Ali Dede, a holy …
10 Δεκ 2024
The spirit of dear old Ioulia Piki, the last occupant of the famous dragoman Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios, will live forever …
03 Δεκ 2024
Ayia Solomoni, a catacomb on the main road to the Paphos harbour marks the story of the Seven Sleepers, …
26 Νοέ 2024
The church of Ayia Kyriaki stands by the classical ruins of a Roman temple at Kato Paphos. A significantly …
19 Νοέ 2024
An article from the Times of Cyprus published on 29 August 1894 reads:
“It appears that the Troops have received …
12 Νοέ 2024
An article published in Country Life on 18 August 1934, written by Robert Byron refers to the report of …
05 Νοέ 2024
This sketch presents the members of the Legislative Council of 1928. The Turkish members are wearing a fez. The …
29 Οκτ 2024
Joseph Vermeiren (d.1990) was a Flemish geologist born in Bruges, Belgium. He studied mining and engineering at Louvain University and …
22 Οκτ 2024
Rubia tinctorum known locally as rizari or alizarin is a bush that grows in southern Europe and south-west Asia. The …
15 Οκτ 2024
Henna is a reddish dye prepared from the dried and ground leaves of the henna bush. It has been …
08 Οκτ 2024
Hamilton Lang, the British manager of the Ottoman Bank in Cyprus, had a farm in Pyla. He observed …
01 Οκτ 2024
In the mid-war years, fathers of poor families would seek wealthy families to entrust their daughters with, so they …
24 Σεπ 2024
George Jeffery was an architect, historian and the Director of Antiquities during the early colonial years.
17 Σεπ 2024
There is a bastion on the south of Mustafa Pasha Masjid. During the medieval period, the surrounding area was the …
10 Σεπ 2024
In 1222 a Cistercian nunnery existed on the location of today’s Panayia Phaneromeni church.
03 Σεπ 2024
A sure sign of affluence in Nicosia was the establishment of the first savings organization in 1898, which by …
27 Αύγ 2024
In 1897 the first state hospital was built in Nicosia near Paphos Gate, and in 1912 a mental asylum …