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The History Of Laiki Geitonia Skalas (Larnaka)During the last two centuries of Ottoman [18th-19th], the commercial activity of the island was primarily the Scala anchorage and the small dock, the "dock" located near the…
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Medieval theme parkMedieval Cyprus comes to life Step back in time to experience a truly exciting and fun filled day. Marvel at the 3D island model, which is the largest creation of this kind in…
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Dama dama mesopotamica deer of CyprusOnce upon a time in Cyprus lived deers, such as the deer of Mesopotamian (dama dama mesopotamica), and the european deer (dama dama). It would be even more majestic if in our…
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Chapel of Agios DemetrianosChapel of Saint Demetrianos About 5 km North of Akrotiri village, you will find the chapel of St. Demetrianos. It was built during the 12th century, from ancient Greek temple…
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Fusion of Art and EroticismThis is the (almost) true story of Aphrodite or – to be precise – the story of the ancient festivities in her honour. This Graphic novel was launched in July 2016 in Nicosia and…
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Beautiful sandstone cavesThe village of Mammari formerly known for sandstone - "poyropetra". The village operated quarries known as "ellinospilioi" or "caves". Many of the houses of the Nicosia District,…
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Limassol Museums:From the farthest corner of the province up to the heart of the town, Limassol provides you the opportunity to visit a variety of museums which are fascinating with the historic…
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Kyriacos Haralambides''The world was, is and will always be in crisis, political, economic, cultural, crisis of values, crisis of human, alas, survival. Job of the poet is to light a candle in the dark…
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Richard I the Lionheart:Year 1095 AD. The Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade, in which hundreds of thousands sworn Roman Catholic Christians attempted to liberate the Holy Land from the influence of…
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A special Irish in CyprusIn March 1838 an Irish physician came to Cyprus as a medical attendant to a nobleman travelling to improve his health. The Irish man wrote a book, about his tour in the East,…
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A powerful man in CyprusThe high ranking military officer of the British Army Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916), Irish descent, arrived on Cyprus in September 1878, when he was still an unknown…
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FamagustaThe city that we younger people we didn't met, but we love so much. From my childhood i remember my father and my grandfather to talk for hours for life in Famagusta. Their eyes…
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A german archaeologist stays forever in CyprusOn 20 February 1875, the German archaeologist Justus Sigismund, professor at the University of Strasbourg, was tragically killed in Limassol, as he was studying an ancient tomb,…
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The Cypriot Saint, John the MercifulSaint John was born around 555 AD in the city of Amathous in Cyprus. Αfter the death of his wife and two children, John devotes his life to God. During the years 610-616 AD he…