23 Sep 2022
Did You Know? Mount Nemrud
Mount Nemrut or Nemrud is a 2,134-metre-high mountain in southeastern Turkey where, on its peak, lies the mausoleum of Antiochus …
14 Sep 2022
Did You Know? Güllaç
A wonderful and very tasty Turkish dessert consumed usually during Ramadan.
31 Aug 2022
Did You Know? Claude Sosthène Grasset
During the second half of the nineteenth century, magazines such as L’Illustration, Le Monde Illustré, Le Revue des deux Mondes …
25 Aug 2022
Did You Know? John Patrick Douglas Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross, The Orphaned Realm
John Patrick Douglas Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross (1904 –1976) was a Scottish historian and writer noted for his biography of …
18 Aug 2022
Did You Know? Sir Robert Armitage
Sir Robert Perceval Armitage (1906-1990) was Colonial Administrator in Cyprus in 1954. Writing to his mother he made quite a …
11 Aug 2022
Did You Know? Report on Education
The Rev. J. Spencer reported on the state of education in Cyprus in 1880. His findings were presented in the …
04 Aug 2022
Did You Know? The Maltese in Cyprus
After political domination, colonising the island was the second priority of the British. Within this framework London tried to entice …
27 Jul 2022
Did You Know? The Maronites
The traveller Tommaso Porcacchi published in 1576 a book about the islands he had visited in 1550, amongst which Cyprus.
20 Jul 2022
Did You Know? Slaves in Cyprus
With the Ottoman conquest “slavery”, in the sense of parici used in the medieval period, ceased. The Ottomans “freed” all …
13 Jul 2022
Did You Know? Kyrenia Country Club
One of the most well-known establishments was the Kyrenia Country Club, founded by Crawford Allen in the early 1930s, a …
06 Jul 2022
Did You Know? The Houstons
The first English, or rather, Scottish person who moved to Kyrenia was George Ludovic Houston in 1879, and he brought …
29 Jun 2022
Did You Know? Panayia Kanakaria
This well-known church of Cyprus is situated at the entrance of the village of Lythrangomi. The name of the village …
22 Jun 2022
Did You Know? Helena vs Marietta
In north Nicosia, behind St Sophia Cathedral, is the Sultan’s library. Built in honour of Mahmut II by the Vali …
15 Jun 2022
Did You Know? Gypsies
The Romani or Roma, are a traditionally itinerant ethnic group, living mostly in Europe and originating from the northern regions …
08 Jun 2022
Did You Know? Jiklos
Up in the mountain just before entering Kyrenia, in an area called Jiklos, were two or three British homes in …
02 Jun 2022
Did You know? The Exiles
In 1571, when Famagusta fell to the Ottomans, the town was taken over by the militia. All inhabitants, Moslem, Orthodox …
30 May 2022
Did You Know? The Buyuk Khan
The Buyuk Khan, or Great Inn. One of the first constructions erected by the Ottomans in 1572, this inn was …
26 May 2022
Did You Know? Archangel Michael-Trypiotis church
Archaeologists say that the church was built on the site of a monastery (1295), which used to be the residence …
21 May 2022
Did You Know? Nicosia Bastions
The choice of eleven bastions was based on the fact that Cyprus had eleven administrative provinces or contrade.
17 May 2022
Did You Know? The Venetian walls of Nicosia
Panos Leventis, in Twelve times in Nicosia, 2005, presents the history of Nicosia from 1192-1570 and points out the …
03 May 2022
Did You Know? Names of villages
25 Apr 2022
Did You Know? Robert Anning Bell, Catherine Queen of Cyprus
The painting, which hangs in the Caterina Cornaro room on the second floor of the CVAR, is inscribed verso on …
19 Apr 2022
Did You Know? Kantara Castle
Among the theories put forward to explain the origins of the castle are that it was first built In 965 …
12 Apr 2022
Did You Know? Government Cottage
During the end of the nineteenth century, the custom was to go to the hills from about the middle of …