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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
Local
122 new cases, one death announced on Friday
The Health Ministry announced the death of one person due to COVID-19. This raises the death toll from the virus in Cyprus to 179,...
Local
Where to get antigen rapid tests on Saturday
The Health Ministry announced the following antigen rapid test sites for Saturday, 23 January 2021:
LIMASSOL
Grigoris Afxentiou Square 08:30-16:30
Gafkos Clerides Park, Germasoyia 08:30-16:30
Municipal Hall Ypsonas...
Local
Civil servants’ trade union requests psychological support for health professionals
PASYDY, the civil servants’ trade union requested psychological support for health professionals due to the consequences of COVID-19 on their health.
The trade union noted...
Local
Scientific advisory committee to convene on Monday under President Anastasiades
Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, will preside on Monday morning over a meeting of the scientific advisory committee on COVID-19.
According to CNA information, during the...
World
Polish medics depart for Slovakia to help mass testing
A group of 200 Polish medics departed for neighbouring Slovakia on Friday (January 22) to help in a week-long testing campaign in the central...
Taste
Local Food
Squash soup
Ingredients:
1 kg pumpkin, cut into small cubes, approximately 5 cups
2 medium (400g) sweet potatoes, cut into cubes, approximately 2 ½ cups
1 chopped leek, only...
Local Food
Mezedes
No visit to Cyprus is complete without enjoying the traditional meal of many small dishes known as ‘meze’.
This large feast, which has been a...
Local Food
Prawns with fried cheese, barley shaped pasta
Put the barley shaped pasta into a small pan with salted water, bring to a boil and when tender, drain. Peal the prawns leaving...
Local Food
Salmon and shrimp sheftalies
Mix all ingredients for tabbouli in a bowl and keep to one side so flavours can combine.
Prepare the sheftalies: wash and soak the casing...