The Troodos mountain range stretches across most of the western side of Cyprus. There are many mountain resorts, Byzantine monasteries, and churches on mountain peaks, and nestling in its valleys and mountains are villages clinging to terraced hills.The name Troodos probably comes from one of two sources: either τρία + ὁδός (tría + hodós), referring to the three roads that lead to the mountain,...

The Church of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic parish located in the city of Nicosia in Cyprus.  Location The first church dedicated to the Holy Cross was built in 1642 and operated continuously until the late nineteenth century. In April 1900 a new church dedicated to the Holy Cross was financially supported in part by the Spanish Royal Family and partly by the Franciscan friars of the Custody of the...

Kykkos Monastery which lies 20 km west of Pedoulas, is one of the best-known monasteries in Cyprus. The Holy Monastery of the Virgin of Kykkos was founded around the end of the 11th century by the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos (1081–1118). The monastery lies at an altitude of 1318 meters on the north west face of Troodos Mountains. Location There are no remains of the original monastery as...

The history of tourism in Cyprus video production was developed by the Press and Information Office, in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism, and the Cyprus Tourism Organization, on the occasion of the World Travel Market London 2018.The World Travel Market London, οne of the leading global event for the travel industry, is being held in London, on 5-7 November 2018....

Kato Drys is a small village in Cyprus, southwest of Larnaca. It is near the villages of Pano Lefkara (4 km), Kato Lefkara (4 km), and Vavla (6 km).LocationLocationThe village’s  average altitude is 520 meters above sea level. The village is set in hilly terrain with narrow, deep valleys divided by the Agios Minas river.Kato Drys was pictured on the Cyprus one pound noteThe most prominent personality...

Lefkara is a village on the island of Cyprus famous for its lace, known as lefkaritika and silver handicrafts. The village takes its name from the white of its silica and limestone: Lefkara is derived from a combination of the Greek words “lefka” (white) and “ori” (mountains, hills).LocationThe Neolithic archaeological remains found in the village are proof that the region around Pano Lefkara has...

Cyprus has been a vine-growing and wine-producing country for millennia. There is archaeological evidence that wine-making on the Mediterranean island may have existed 6000 years ago. The Cypriot wine industry ranks 50th in the world in terms of total production quantity (10,302 tonnes), and much higher on a per capita basis. Although, chronologically, Cyprus belongs to the Old World of wine-producing...