10 Μάρ 2023
Wilbrand de Oldenborg came from Acre to Cyprus in 1211 and did a short journey of the island:
Our pilgrimage …
03 Μάρ 2023
Now the Cypriots were first ruled in their "several cities by kings, but since the Ptolemaic kings became lords over …
24 Φεβ 2023
Jacques le Saige, a silk merchant of Douai, came to Cyprus in 1518 on his way to Jerusalem; He …
17 Φεβ 2023
In his book Resor I Europa och Ősterländerne 1-2, Stockholm 1826, the Reverend describes his arrival to Cyprus after …
10 Φεβ 2023
In 1766 Archbishop Constantius of Sinai found that the dwellers of towns were sociable, affable, sumptuous and hospitable, ready, quick-witted, …
03 Φεβ 2023
Rupert Gunnis wrote to his parents in 1929:
‘Here we are off on our travels again and I am …
27 Ιαν 2023
Disappointment was not confined to the appearance of Greek women. Even Turkish Cypriot women appeared disappointing to William Turner, …
20 Ιαν 2023
Ioannes Cotovicus in 1599, a few years after Cyprus had passed to the Ottomans, described the Cypriots as having …
13 Ιαν 2023
Perhaps the most important visitor to the island during the nineteenth century was Archduke of Austria Louis Salvador. Impressed …
06 Ιαν 2023
During the middle of the nineteenth century Cyprus received many French visitors who aimed at exploring its archaeological wealth and… …
28 Δεκ 2022
William Turner Esquire was His Majesty’s servant in Constantinople and came to Cyprus in March 1815. He spent some time …
23 Δεκ 2022
The transport between Cyprus and the coast of Asia Minor was in the hands of the Ragusan captain Roretti since …
16 Δεκ 2022
In 1738, Richard Pococke, after having visited Nicosia and “Telabaise”, followed the path of three miles down to …
09 Δεκ 2022
Sir Harry Luke included his first experiences in Cyprus in his book 'Cyprus. A Portrait and an Appreciation.' …
02 Δεκ 2022
Michael de Vezin, of French origin, was for sixteen years His Britannic Majesty's Consul for Aleppo and Cyprus. …
25 Νοέ 2022
The extract comes from the text of a letter by Elias of Pesaro, dated Famagosta, October 18, 1568, to his …
17 Νοέ 2022
Nicolai de Marthono, a noteury of Carinola, wrote about his first site of Famagusta:
On the 27th of the said …
11 Νοέ 2022
Wilbrand, Count of Oldenburg, reached Cyprus in 1211 and visited Stavrovouni. We continued our pilgrimage thence to visit the cross …
31 Οκτ 2022
The ex-Bulgarian ambassador to Cyprus, Mr Hristo Georgiev wrote about an interesting story concerning the church of St Iacovos in …
25 Οκτ 2022
Percy Arnold, former journalist of the Cyprus Post, wrote his reminiscences of the island in his book The Cyprus Challenge, …
22 Οκτ 2022
Antonıo Mondaini, alias Namindıu, was visiting the village of Lapithos in 1786 and took note of what he saw at …
17 Οκτ 2022
Benedict Of Peterborough. The Chronicle, under the title Gesta Regis Henrici II. et Ricardi I., is ascribed to Benedict, who …
29 Σεπ 2022
Edmond Duthoit, a French antiquarian visited Cyprus in 1863 and 1865. He travelled all over the island looking for antiquities …
24 Σεπ 2022
The romantic Esme Scott- Stevenson, wife of the British Commissioner of Kyrenia in 1878, painted a colourful picture of a …