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Architecture
Venetian Walls of Nicosia
The Venetian Walls are a series of defensive walls which surround the capital city of Nicosia in Cyprus. The first city walls were built...
Cultural Tour to Famagusta from Nicosia
CVAR/Severis Foundation is organising a guided tour to Famagusta, known for its preserved 15th- and 16th-century Venetian walls, which are surrounded by a now...
Colonial Architecture: The Kyperounda Sanatorium
It is the building that welcomes you when entering Kyperounda, the largest mountain village in Cyprus. On the left side of the road, this...
Τhe most futuristic chapel in the world is in Paphos
The chapel of Apostole Petros and Agia Eleni is a modern architecture building
The small church is dedicated to Apostole Petros and Agia Eleni tis...
Old Tembria Village
The village of Tembria is located in the centre of the Solea valley, on the west side of the Klarion River. It is 60...
Vrysi tis Vateris (The Vateris Natural Water Spring)
Wasser ist ein Element, das im Troodos-Gebirge reichlich vorhanden ist, da es während der Regenfällen absorbiert wird und durch Risse in die Natur zurückgeführt...
Evrychou Traditional Centre
Evrychou is built on the eastern bank of the Karkotis River, at an average altitude of 440 metres. Small streams flowing down the slopes...
Palia (Old) Kakopetria
The traditional architecture, on which the building of the houses is based, as well as the traditional way of land mapping Palia Kakopetria, are...
Exinta Spitia (Sixty Houses Settlement) in Skouriotissa
Exinta Spitia (Sixty Houses) is a settlement outside the village of Skouriotissa. They were originally built to house the workers of the mine.
Skouriotissa is...
Palia Galata (The Old Village of Galata) – Traditional Architecture
The settlement of Galata, although compact and centralised around the church of Panagia Odigitria, is built along the valley of the Karkotis river. The...
Solea Culture – Architecture Route
The culture and arichitecture of Solea Valley is of great interest. The route starts from Evrychou - Tembria, Sina Oros, Galata, Kakopetria and ends...
Limassol’s 28 skyscrapers (facts+figures)
By Forbes Cyprus
Limassol is changing, and it will change even more in the next few years with new high rises and multi-storey buildings sprouting...
Beautiful neoclassical buildings in Nicosia that will catch your attention
Strolling around Nicosia, especially in the old town you will notice some beautiful neoclassical buildings. Some of the private houses and some public building...
Villages of Cyprus that preserve their traditional architecture
These are some of the most beautiful and most famous villages of Cyprus mostly because of their history and traditional architecture. The Narrow alleys,...
List of tallest buildings and structures in Cyprus
It is an undeniable fact that Cyprus has shown resilience following the financial crisis of 2013, since the island is determined to maintain a...
Twin Towers (Olympic Residences): The tallest buildings from 2012-2018
The locals call them "twin towers" and they are located in the city of Limassol. They are the tallest builings in Cyprus until today...
Limassol Public Library
The Public Library of Limassol is one of the largest libraries in Cyprus with 60, 000 volumes. The Library is available not only to...
Lofou Elementary School: A beautiful stony building
Regarding the early architecture of the village, sources tell us that the first houses in Lofou were actually farms scattered around the valley of...
Traditional Buildings in Platres
Platres is a very old village and is mentioned among the 119 villages of the Limassol district that existed during the Lusignan (Frank Rule,...
New Larnaca Municipal Market project– From words to deeds
Old photographs show a wonderful, ahead of its time building, full of skylights that made the interior bathe in the light. A circular hall...
An extraordinary home
The existence of two rather commonplace materials, cement pipes and sheet metal, on the site where the house was later built on in Paphos...
Top Stories
World
PM Mitsotakis: Greece-Egypt’s agreement on maritime zones a national success
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday that the agreement between Greece and Egypt for the delimitation of their maritime zones, reached on Thursday,...
Local
Cyprus’ President calls on Cypriots to donate food for Lebanon
Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades has called on Cypriot citizens, companies and businesses to contribute by donating generously to the campaign for collecting specific kinds...
Local
Cyprus rescue teams begin operations in Beirut
Cyprus rescue teams which are in Lebanon began their operations since 7 am on Friday, in cooperation with a team from Qatar in Beirut`s...
Local
Toddler almost drowned in Paralimni
A 14-month-old girl almost drowned on Friday morning at Paralimni.
According to police, it was around 8:30 am when the baby girl who resides in...
Local
Municipalities in partial suspension of payments
The chairman of the Union of Municipalities Andreas Vyras, revealed the dire financial situation in which the municipalities find themselves due to reduced revenues...
Taste
Local Food
Octopus ‘Kathisto’ (or Octopus braised in Wine)
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Greek extra virgin olive oil
2 medium onions, chopped fine
1 large octopus, about 2kg (cleaned and kept whole)
3/4 cup dry red wine
1/3 cup...
Local Food
Homemade lemonade
Ingredients:
1 cup lemon juice
1 cup sugar
Method:
Thoroughly wash the lemons with soap and warm water. Roll each lemon with the palm of your hand, pressing...
Local Food
‘Striftaria’ mini cheese pies
Ingredients
1 ½ cup milk
2 tbsps. flour
4 tsps. of butter
3 eggs, slightly beaten + 1 extra with 1 tbs. of milk for spreading
1 pack of...
Local Food
Mini potato canapes baked on salt
Ingredients
Serves: 12
1kg small Cypriot potatoes
rock salt, as needed
250g salted butter
300ml full fat cremé frâiche
1 pot cod or salmon roe
Method
Prep:20min › Cook:35min › Ready in:55min
Take...