Rural & Nature
Macheras National Forest Park
The reason for declaring the park a national forest park is to protect and utilize its significant functions and values: ecological, scientific, hydrological and...
Troodos National Forest Park
The largest part of the forest about 9000ha or 90km2, was designated a National Forest Park in 1992. The main aim was to safeguard...
Petra tou Romiou National Forest Park
It is part of the Randi State Forest. It is on the main Pafos – Lemesos road, 10 km far from the city of...
National Forest Park of the Pedagogical Academy
The park is situated between the Municipality of Aglantzia and Nicosia 2 kilometres away from the city centre and administratively it comes under the...
Rizoelia National Forest Park
It is situated 3 km east of the town of Aradippou and 7 km from Larnaka.
Objects of the park:
Its protection and conservation as a...
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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...
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250 scholarships to Cypriot students from Bolton University
During a news conference today, the Education Minister announced that the British University of Bolton will give 250 scholarships to Cypriot students within the...
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...
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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...
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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...