When talking of Famgusta we talk, sadly, only of the district of what was once Cyprus’s most popular resort town.
In 1974 the town of Famagusta was overrun by Turkish troops, and in common with other Greek Cypriots from the north of the island, its residents were forced to flee, taking with them...

Walking tour of Kato Pafos City Route

Limassol Walking Tour City Route
Organised every Monday at 10:00hrs, this tour aims to acquaint visitors with one of Limassol's most important features – the sea front area known as Molos or embankment. Traditionally a meeting point for the locals (Lemesiani or Limassolians), this area was...

Nicosia within the walls
Organised every Thursday at 10:00, the walking tour aims to give an overall picture of the city within the walls and how it has evolved through the centuries. Special emphasis is paid to the town’s architecture from the medieval years to the present and to some of its...

Perhaps the most celebrated Cyprus animal (and one immortalised on the tails of Cyprus Airways aircraft) is the mouflon, or wild sheep.
Once close to extinction, they can be seen in a number of areas in the island, including the Paphos forest and the foothills of Troodos.
Shy and retiring,...

Of the island’s 21 known mammals, three are endangered. Apart from the mouflon, there is the large  and seriously endangered Mediterranean Monk Seal and the endemic Cypriot Mouse, which the only remaining endemic rodent in the Mediterranean islands.
Reptiles
Cyprus is home to  30...

Nicosia known as Lefkosia in Greek and Lefkoşa in Turkish, is the capital and largest city of Cyprus.
Located on the River Pedieos and situated almost in the centre of the island, it is the seat of government as well as the main business centre. Nicosia is the capital of the Nicosia District....

Kyperounda Winery

Kyperounda Winery is the result of successful cooperation from four major elements in wine production: the local vine-growers of Kyperounda village, leading beverage distributor Photos Photiades Distributers Ltd, the Greek wine company ‘Boutari’ and one of the best...

Kolios Winery

 

Driving round the wide bend in the road that leads to the Holy Monastery of Chrysorroyiatissa and the village of Panayia, you will immediately come across the imposing yet beautiful stone-built Kolios Winery in Paphos. Leonidas and Marios Kolios seem to have...

Geologists from all over the world come to Cyprus to study its unique rock formations, especially in the Troodos mountains.
The Troodos Ophiolite or the Troodos Zone dominates the central part of the island, and is the geological core of Cyprus
It was formed in the Upper Cretaceous period on...