Passing through Lempa one day, we stumbled on the Cyprus College of Art. At the time, we’d no idea what it was – other than totally fascinating.
Some research turned up the Cyprus College of Art was founded in 1969 by the Cypriot painter Stass Paraskos, and is the oldest art college on the Mediterranean island [...]
April in Cyprus is delightful. It’s pleasantly warm, it’s Easter and the tourists are now returning in force. All this adds up to Cyprus being a really good place to be in April.
Easter is big in Cyprus. Almost bigger than Christmas. Everywhere there’s giant Easter eggs by the side of the road – [...]
There’s an old saying, ‘March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb’. Very true in Cyprus!
In 2009, March has been a very wet month. Water shortage? Maybe not now! Our local dam – the Mavrokolympos Dam in Pegeia – actually overflowed at the end of the month. The authorities are still [...]
Coral Bay, just north of Paphos, is a mecca for holidaymakers. Technically, it’s a part of Pegeia, but Coral Bay has an identity all of its own based around having a good time in the sun.
One of the reasons people visit Coral Bay in the summer is you can guarantee the weather will be perfect, [...]
Paphos Municipal Market in Ktima Paphos is one of the things high on the tourist trail. It has a reputation of being vibrant and interesting. With a reputation like that, we got out early, and headed into Paphos to check it out. Did it measure up? Not at all. In fact, we’d suggest its worth avoiding.
The [...]
Paphos Carnival is a fantastic fun event of lots of traditional and modern activities. The colours are loud and the music louder. It’s not Rio de Janeiro, but it’s something you’ve just got to see!
Cyprus celebrates Carnival with fancy dress, parties and a procession through the towns of Paphos and Limassol.
The Carnival takes place the [...]
‘Cycling Cyprus’ video courtesy Cyprus Tourist Organisation
On road or off road, Cyprus is a biking paradise
Cyprus is a cycling and mountain biking paradise. On-road or off-road, there’s everything from a gentle ride by the sea to some challenging mountain roads and mile after mile of cross country tracks waiting to be explored. Take it easy [...]
As you travel along the main road from Paphos to Coral Bay, you can’t miss the shipwreck just off the coast at Chlorakas. Local knowledge of what it is and how it comes to be there is pretty thin. So for the curious, here’s the story.
The wreck is the Demetrios II, a cargo ship built in [...]
Situated in Agios Georgios on the corner of the turning to the Akamas and Lara, the Sunset Family Restaurant is well worth a visit.
Sure you can eat a full meal – including the freshest of fish – or you can just stop for a sandwich as we did.
The welcome was the warmest and the service [...]
The Avakas Gorge is a stunning natural feature quite unlike anything else in Cyprus. A small river has cut a deep, steep-sided gorge through the rocks as the water flows off the high ground near Arodes on its way to the sea. Grand Canyon it isn’t – fascinating it is.
For a long time the Akamas [...]