19 Sep 2023
During the mid-war years, Cyprus suffered from poverty, especially in the remote villages. It was then that many Turkish …
12 Sep 2023
While building the Government House, the British wanted to incorporate architectural features from all over Cyprus. Thus, the main portico …
05 Sep 2023
The Seven Pillars of Islam
29 Aug 2023
The "Tas" is an indispensable Hamam accessory. Traditionally you scoop the water in the Hamam for the shower. At …
22 Aug 2023
During the Ottoman era, women wore special shoes in the hammam to protect their feet from the dirty water …
15 Aug 2023
On 27 April 1889, the periodical Illustrated London News published an engraving by Nathaniel Sichel (1843-1907) based on a …
08 Aug 2023
During the early twentieth century attempts were made by the Greek Cypriots to unify the island with Greece. Amongst them, …
01 Aug 2023
In Paphos district, just a few kilometres from the village of Ayios Nikolaos stands the medieval bridge of Tzelefos. …
25 Jul 2023
Quite often imaginary illustrations were made about Cyprus by artists who did not know the history of the island well. …
18 Jul 2023
On Thursday, 26 February 1449, Carnival Day, the last day of Queen Caterina Cornaro in Cyprus, a ceremony …
11 Jul 2023
Fredrik Carl von Heidenstam was born on 17 June 1842 at the Swedish Legation in Athens. He was trained as …
04 Jul 2023
In July 1948, a Jewish painter, one of the greatest professional artists to ever visit Cyprus arrived on the …
27 Jun 2023
In north Nicosia is a big imposing building, the Buyuk Khan, or Great Inn. One of the first …
20 Jun 2023
High Commissioner of Cyprus Sir Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer, GCMG (1886-1892) came from a Norfolk gentry family based …
13 Jun 2023
Less than a month after the fire which burned down Government House in October 1931, Storrs had obtained permission …
06 Jun 2023
Menemen is a popular traditional Turkish dish which includes eggs, tomato, green peppers, and spices such as black and red …
30 May 2023
Standing at the OXI roundabout on the right is a small mosque where the first Bayraktar, standard bearer, raised …
23 May 2023
Agrelia (wild asparagus, as they say in Greece) is a native spring plant - herb - vegetable. The …
16 May 2023
These are two wildflowers appearing in Spring in Cyprus and are also known locally as The Tears of the Virgin …
09 May 2023
Quinoa has become a popular cereal in Cyprus in the last few years. It is served not only at home …
02 May 2023
A portable pen case, or divit, has an inkwell on the exterior, at one end of the tubular …
25 Apr 2023
A firman or ferman, at the constitutional level, was a royal mandate or decree issued by a sovereign in …
18 Apr 2023
Shoes were a rarity during the Ottoman and early British periods. Children certainly did not have shoes because as their …
11 Apr 2023
Humans have used soap for millennia. Evidence exists for the production of soap-like materials in ancient Babylon around 2800 BC …