07 Jan 2025
Did you know? The Black Slave
In one of the round towers of Kyrenia, in a Koulas, as they are locally known, an Ottoman dignitary kept …
31 Dec 2024
Did you know? Colonel Sir Courtney Manifold
When he first came to Kyrenia and bought the wonderful house on the harbour from Shakallis, Colonel Sir Courtney …
24 Dec 2024
Did you know? The Majors
In a house up in the mountains at Giklos, outside Kyrenia, lived two ex-matrons of the British army known as …
17 Dec 2024
Did you know? Piri Ali Dede
Very close to the old castle and harbour of Limassol is the shrine of Pir Ali Dede, a holy …
10 Dec 2024
Did you know? Ioulia Piki
The spirit of dear old Ioulia Piki, the last occupant of the famous dragoman Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios, will live forever …
03 Dec 2024
Did you know? Ayia Solomoni
Ayia Solomoni, a catacomb on the main road to the Paphos harbour marks the story of the Seven Sleepers, …
26 Nov 2024
Did you know? Ayia Kyriaki Paphos
The church of Ayia Kyriaki stands by the classical ruins of a Roman temple at Kato Paphos. A significantly …
19 Nov 2024
Did you know? On the Island of Cyprus
An article from the Times of Cyprus published on 29 August 1894 reads:
“It appears that the Troops have received …
12 Nov 2024
Did you know? Robert Byron on Famagusta
An article published in Country Life on 18 August 1934, written by Robert Byron refers to the report of …
05 Nov 2024
Did you know? The Cyprus Legislative Council of 1928
This sketch presents the members of the Legislative Council of 1928. The Turkish members are wearing a fez. The …
29 Oct 2024
Did you know? Joseph Vermeiren
Joseph Vermeiren (d.1990) was a Flemish geologist born in Bruges, Belgium. He studied mining and engineering at Louvain University and …
22 Oct 2024
Did you know? Rizari
Rubia tinctorum known locally as rizari or alizarin is a bush that grows in southern Europe and south-west Asia. The …
15 Oct 2024
Did you know? Henna
Henna is a reddish dye prepared from the dried and ground leaves of the henna bush. It has been …
08 Oct 2024
Did you know? Hamilton Lang
Hamilton Lang, the British manager of the Ottoman Bank in Cyprus, had a farm in Pyla. He observed …
01 Oct 2024
Did you know? The Lala
In the mid-war years, fathers of poor families would seek wealthy families to entrust their daughters with, so they …
24 Sep 2024
Did you know? The Old Cannon
George Jeffery was an architect, historian and the Director of Antiquities during the early colonial years.
17 Sep 2024
Did you know? St Napa bastion Famagusta
There is a bastion on the south of Mustafa Pasha Masjid. During the medieval period, the surrounding area was the …
10 Sep 2024
Did you know? Phaneromeni church
In 1222 a Cistercian nunnery existed on the location of today’s Panayia Phaneromeni church.
03 Sep 2024
Did you know? Nicosia in the 20th century
A sure sign of affluence in Nicosia was the establishment of the first savings organization in 1898, which by …
27 Aug 2024
Did you know? Hygiene
In 1897 the first state hospital was built in Nicosia near Paphos Gate, and in 1912 a mental asylum …
20 Aug 2024
Did you know? Ermou Street
In 1882 Nicosia acquired its first street lamps, while in 1903 electricity arrived, first lighting up Government House. Christodoulos …
13 Aug 2024
Did you know? Bombing Cyprus
Although Cyprus escaped the Second World War something else happened which puzzled the then Governor Sir William Battershill: All …
06 Aug 2024
Did you know? Chronicler of Lysi
In the village of Lysi, a poor peasant, one of the few who could read and write, kept a …
30 Jul 2024
Did you know? Kaçkaç Dede
According to Anatolian tradition, people respect the dead and believe they should remain close to the living. As a …