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Exploring Cyprus: On the Left Hand Side

Aleksandr Shatskih

I often asked myself, like most people in Cyprus I think, why we drive on the left side of the road here? Legend has it, this left hand driving rule came from none other than the Knight Crusaders could more easily grab their swords with their right hand, so they rode on the left? Okay, it makes little sense to me too, but read on.

14 years ago

Paradise By Any Other Name – Cyprus

Aleksandr Shatskih

Cyprus, this beautiful Island of immeasurable historic and aesthetic value. Kipro to the Greeks, Kibris to the Turkish, by whatever name this ancient paradise is called, its name is a sirens song.

14 years ago

Destination Cyprus: Festival of Ancient Greek Drama

Mihaela Lica Butler

The 15th International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama is in full swing in Cyprus, with participants from Greece, Belgium, England, China and the host county. The festival kicked off on July 1st, at the Kourion Ancient Theatre in  Limassol with Euripides’  Cyclops, presented by Amphiktio Theatre, a Cypriot theatre company. It will continue for the […]

14 years ago

On the Beach in Cyprus and Turkey – UK Travel Deals

Phil Butler

News from one of Britain’s leading seaside getaway OTA’s, On the Beach, reveals Cyprus beaches as one of this Spring’s most popular attractions for UK travelers. According to figures from Cyprus, some 200,000 people bathed in the azure waters off Cyprus in April alone.

14 years ago

Hotel Grecian Park in Ayia Napa

Aleksandr Shatskih

Ayia Napa, which translates into holy wooded valley, is a very popular resort town in Cyprus. The town takes its named for a Venetian-era monastery at its center, interestingly one which was built in 1500 to protect a cave.

14 years ago

Cyprus Travel Organization Welcomes Conferences

Phil Butler

The Cyprus Tourism Organization launches their Ambassadors in Tourism Program. The country’s already thriving tourism industry should get an additional boost when conference bookings increase. At least this is the goal of this new government supported travel industry initiative.

15 years ago

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