To celebrate 100 years since his death, Public and Discover Greek Culture are organizing a walk, following in the steps of national poet Vasili Michaelidi. Vasili Michaelidi was […]
St Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great, stopped in Cyprus on her way back from Jerusalem, where she had found fragments of the True Cross. She founded […]
I’ve always been interested in how people eat. Some fill up their plates, others eat only small morsels of food. Others like sharing food, others hate sharing.Sometimes how […]
The museum has operated since 1985 on the ground floor of a large, ornate neo-classical mansion built in 1922 and donated to the municipality of Limassol by its […]
The monastery of St Nicholas of the Cats, stands on the Akrotiri peninsula, between the salt lake and the military airport. According to tradition, it was founded by […]
The fort was built by the Ottomans around 1625 on the site of a medieval castle. The castle had been destroyed by Mamelukes two centuries previously. Ships which […]
Helvis married James I of Cyprus on the 1st May 1365 when she was twelve years old. As they were cousins, a Papal dispensation was required for their […]
Valentina was the daughter of Bernabo Visconti and his wife Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was born in Milan into the House of Visconti. In 1373 Valentina was […]
