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Church of Stavros tou Ayiasmati, Platanistasa
In the central part of Cyprus, in the mountains of the Troodos range, some of the most important monuments of the history of Byzantine...
Deryneia churches
Derynia has three important churches - the small medieval domed Church of Agios Georgios dating to the 17th century, the 15th century Chapel of...
Panagia tou Araka, Lagoudera
Located in the mountainous area of Pitsilia, between the villages of Lagoudera and Saranti, the 12th century church of Panagia tou Araka is a...
Sotira churches
Sotira was an important village in Byzantine times. There are five interesting Byzantine churches in the village, particularly as regards their architecture and beautiful...
Panagia Chrysokourdaliotissa Church, Kourdali
Located in the Solea Valley, in the village of Kourdali, the church of Panagia Chrysokourdaliotissa was built in the 16th century as a monastery...
Churches of Kouris Valley
Kouris Valley, about 20 minutes from Limassol, has a number of important Byzantine monuments.
They include the 12th century church of the Monastery of Panayia...
Agios Andronikos and Agia Athanasia Church, Frenaros
he chapel is located in the northeast of the village Frenaros. The Byzantine building dates to the 12th century. Stone built exterior, simple interior....
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World
Saudi de facto ruler approved operation that led to Khashoggi’s death: U.S.
Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler approved an operation to capture or kill murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, according to a released U.S. intelligence report as...
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Clear skies today, close to mid-25, rain tomorrow
A high pressure system is affecting Cyprus, an early spring promise of higher temperatures and warmer weather.
Tomorrow however will mark the end of this...
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272 new cases of COVID-19, no deaths announced on Friday
The Health Ministry announced 272 new Coronavirus cases out of 43,958 PCR and rapid antigen tests on Friday, 26 February, taking confirmed infections to...
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Where to get a rapid test on Saturday, 27 February
Aiming at the continuous surveillance of the community and the workplaces, the free programmes of rapid antigen testing of the general population and employees...
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Veterinary services deny they refused assistance to ship with cattle
Christodoulos Pipis, director of the Veterinary Services denied claims that the Republic of Cyprus refused assistance to “Elbeik” ship which is carrying 1,776 cows...
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...