23 Jul 2024
Did you know? Remedies
Lorenzo Warriner Pease, the first American missionary in Cyprus, wrote in his diary on 18 July 1836:
16 Jul 2024
Did you know? Epidemics
The personification of diseases is a universal phenomenon. In Cyprus, three main epidemics plagued the island over the centuries and …
09 Jul 2024
Did you know? Le Charivari
During the end of the nineteenth century, France and England were antagonising each other as to who would be …
02 Jul 2024
Did you know? St Antipas
Situated in the Mesaoria plain, at Pyroi (Nicosia district), on the east bank of the Yialias river is a …
25 Jun 2024
Did you know? St Chrysostomos Monastery
Just north of the village of Koutsoventis, at the foothills of Buffavento, is the Monastery of Saint John Chrysostomos. …
18 Jun 2024
Did you know? Platres
This village in the Troodos mountains lies at an altitude of 1100 meters. It is believed that it existed since …
11 Jun 2024
Did you know? Othello
Shakespeare wrote his play Othello in 1603-1604. His source was the story of a Moorish Captain (third decade, story …
04 Jun 2024
Did you know? Kyrenia
Keryneia, Ceryneia, Keronia or Keraunia, Cinyiriam, or Kerini, Kyrenia, Cyrene, has been in existence since the 13th century BC.
28 May 2024
Did you know? Greek Priest in Famagusta
Magda Ohnefalsch-Richter mentions the story of a Greek priest in Famagusta who heals and saves people bitten by the poisonous …
21 May 2024
Did you know? Paphos
The Varangians, Scandinavian warriors who often joined the Crusaders, had their fleet anchored at Baffa, as Paphos was then …
14 May 2024
Did you know? Larnaca
Larnaca was the first town to own a printing press and in September 1878, the first newspaper circulated. It …
07 May 2024
Did you know? Censuses in Cyprus
Not many censuses were conducted in Cyprus over the Ottoman period. The census of 1777 by Kyprianos shows that 84,000 …
30 Apr 2024
Did you know? Coral
Corals are invertebrate animals belonging to a large group of colourful and fascinating animals called Cnidaria. Corals are generally …
23 Apr 2024
Did you know? Villa Claudia
In the eighteenth century, Mr Treadway, the richest English merchant in Cyprus, built a most magnificent house in …
16 Apr 2024
Did you know? Cynara cardunculus or Hostes
A wild plant with thorny leaves growing between April and June on rocky grounds. It can be found at the …
09 Apr 2024
Did you know? The Palazzo
Just after the death of James II, better known as James the Bastard, the last of the Lusignan kings …
02 Apr 2024
Did you know? All Sir Garnet
When Cyprus passed to the British in 1878, the first High Commissioner was Sir Garnet Wolseley. Upon his …
26 Mar 2024
Did you know? The Cyprus Review
By the 1950s the British administration and the British Government in England were faced with the Greek community’s agitation and …
19 Mar 2024
Did you know? The British in Cyprus
By the end of the 19th century along with the development of ethnography, the British artists’ interest moved from …
12 Mar 2024
Did you know? Maronite villages
Girolamo Dandini from Perugia was commissioned by the Pope in 1596 to visit the Maronites in Lebanon. On his way, …
05 Mar 2024
Did you Know? Commemorative Plates
In 1925 when Cyprus became officially a crown colony, the Staffordshire potteries produced a series of commemorative plates called …
27 Feb 2024
Did you know? Coronation mugs
It is a tradition in Britain to produce and circulate mugs on the occasion of a king or queen’s coronation …
20 Feb 2024
Did you know? Hanging egg
In a display cabinet on the second floor of CVAR, you will see a small porcelain “egg” shaped object with …
13 Feb 2024
Did you know? Dinner service
When the first High Commissioner, Sir Garnet Wolseley, came to Cyprus, he wanted to give dinner parties to meet …