04 Απρ 2022
Did You Know? St. Giacomo, St. James, St Jacque or Ayios Iacovos
Mas Latrie in Livre Des Remembrance, document 195, (Wednesday, 3 January 1469) mentions "la chapelle de Saint Jaque de …
27 Μάρ 2022
Did You Know? Names of Cypriot cities
21 Μάρ 2022
Did You Know? The Evil Eye
The evil eye is a supernatural belief in curse, brought about by a malevolent glare.
14 Μάρ 2022
Did You Know? Hammams
Public bathhouses existed in Roman and Hellenistic culture and were found throughout the Mediterranean world.
08 Μάρ 2022
Did You Know? Molokhia/Moloha
Molokhia refers to the leaves of Corchorus olitorius, commonly known in English as , jute mallow or Jew's Mallow.
05 Μάρ 2022
Did You Know? Falcons
Falconry is the hunting of wild animals in their natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of …
22 Φεβ 2022
Did You Know? Salep
The salep, is a drink made of flour from the tubers of the orchids. Salep was very popular in the …
14 Φεβ 2022
Did You Know? Government House
Government House was a wooden pre-fabricated construction sent from England to Cyprus and specially designed to house the new High …
08 Φεβ 2022
Did You Know? Banana Bottle
Feeding an infant was a primary concern of all civilisations throughout the ages. Mothers and caregivers always tried to find …
05 Φεβ 2022
Did You Know? The bazaars of Nicosia
Nicosia in the nineteenth century was known as the little Damascus. Tall minarets protruding from its walls, beautiful serails and …
27 Ιαν 2022
Did You Know? Sylvia Foot
Sylvia Foot (d. 1985), was the wife of the last Governor of Cyprus Sir Hugh Foot. Foot had served as …
22 Ιαν 2022
Did You Know? Archduke Louis Salvador (1847- 1915)
His full name was Archduke Ludwig Salvador Marie Josef Johann Baptist Dominikus Rainer Ferdinand Karl Zenobius Antonin.
15 Ιαν 2022
Did You Know? Catalan Window
Above the entrance of what purported to be the third Lusignan Palace, in the centre of Nicosia, stood a wonderful …
07 Ιαν 2022
Did You Know? Ismet Guney
İsmet Vehit Güney (15 July 1923 – 23 June 2009) was a Cypriot artist, art teacher, painter and cartoonist. He …
02 Ιαν 2022
Did You Know? Dr. Heidenstam
Fredrik Carl von Heidenstam (1842-1909) was born at the Swedish Legation in Athens. He was trained as a doctor in …
28 Δεκ 2021
Did You Know? The monastery of Kykko
Kykkou, Kykkou, Kykkos' hill
A monastery the site shall fill
A golden girl shall enter in
And never shall come …
24 Δεκ 2021
Did You Know? Bellapais monastery by Louis François Cassas
In 1783, Louis Francois Cassas (1756-18270, a celebrated French artist was invited by Choiseul Gouffier, French Ambassador to the Port, …
21 Δεκ 2021
Did You Know? Caterina Cornaro
On the second floor of CVAR there is a special section devoted to the last tragic queen of Cyprus, Caterina …
14 Δεκ 2021
Did You Know? The church of Tochni village
According to the legend, St Helena landed in Cyprus c.327 and rested by the banks of Vasilikos (the Royal) river. …
07 Δεκ 2021
Did You Know? The Phoenix foundation stone
After the riots of October 1931 and the burning of Government House in Nicosia, the then Governor Sir Ronald Storrs …
29 Νοέ 2021
Did You Know? A Christening in Cyprus
In their memoires and letters to their family back home, they write about life in Cyprus. Ruby, in a letter …
23 Νοέ 2021
Did You Know? The Jewish colony in Cyprus
In 1946 to 1949, 52,000 Jewish refugees from Europe, on their way to the Promised Land, were stopped and detained …
19 Νοέ 2021
Did You Know? The Larnaca Aqueduct
In 1745, Cyprus was taken away from the hands of a Muhassil due to corruption and was put under the …
09 Νοέ 2021
Did You Know? The Walls of Nicosia
According to Panos Leventis, the Venetian fortification of Nicosia required thousands of workers.