Akamas Flora & Fauna
By admin at February 15, 2011 | 10:40 pm | 0 Comment
The Akamas region is the last extensive coastal area in Cyprus which includes extensive near virgin habitats and vegetation communities. Its flora is rich and varied. In spring it provides a spectacle of breathtaking beauty with colours and shapes long lost in most of the rest of the island; a reminder of the island's original identity. Its coastline is still largely
LEFKOSIA (NICOSIA)
By admin at January 30, 2011 | 12:38 pm | 0 Comment
Lefkosia (Nicosia) is situated practically in the centre of Cyprus and constitutes a rich cultural hub, as well as a busy commercial and business centre. The history of the city dates back to the Bronze Age. In antiquity and in early Christian times it was known as Ledra. It has been the capital of Cyprus since the late Byzantine period (11th century). During the Frankish
LEMESOS (LIMASSOL)
By admin at January 30, 2011 | 12:38 pm | 1 Comments
Situated where the rolling foothills of the Troodos mountains meet a short flat plain, between the two ancient city-kingdoms of Amathus and Kourion, modern-day Lemesos (Limassol) has grown along a 15 km coastline to become Cyprus’ second largest city. It is the island’s main port, the centre of the wine industry and a bustling holiday resort with a choice of luxury
PAFOS (PAPHOS)
By admin at January 30, 2011 | 12:38 pm | 0 Comment
Pafos, in the west coast of Cyprus, was the legendary birthplace of the Greek goddess of beauty and love, Aphrodite. It is out of the seas of Pafos that Aphrodite is said to have risen, and it was in her Temple at Palaipafos (Kouklia), one of the most celebrated places in the ancient Greek world, that the worship of the goddess flourished. For six centuries during the
