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Paphos hosts sports industry professionals Sports tourism professionals were due to arrive at Paphos on 5th December.  The professionals from eight countries will arrive in Paphos with the aim of further promoting this industry sector. The Paphos regional board of tourism in cooperation with the CTO and with the org... NEWS 5 days ago
Cypriot names onboard spacecraft due to land on Mars 983 Cypriots are among the 2.4 million people from almost all countries on earth, whose names are on two microchips on the Nasa spacecraft InSight which is expected to land on Mars today after a six-month trip. The idea of taking names to the planet serves the purpose of a virtu... NEWS 1 week ago
New Nicosia Mall opens its doors Located on the outskirts of Nicosia, the Nicosia Mall has opened its doors to the public today.  The Mall has more retail space than any other shopping centre of the island. The new mall has 140 shops over 48,000 square metres of retail space.  Stores at the mall inclu... NEWS 2 weeks ago
October 2018 tourist arrivals highest ever recorded in Cyprus October 2018 saw 433,617 arrivals of tourists to Cyprus, compared to 406,870 in October 2017.  The figures recorded an increase of 6.6 percent according to the Statistical Service. UK arrivals increased by 12.4 percent compared to October 2017.... NEWS 2 weeks ago
Paphos breaks Guinness record with more than 900 dancers More than 900, uniformly dressed in black trousers and white t-shirts or shirts, flooded the square at Paphos’ Castle yesterday afternoon for a special occasion.They danced Hasapiko (traditional Greek dance performed in a straight line by a team of dancers held by the shoul... NEWS 4 weeks ago
Rare baby mandrill monkey born at Paphos Zoo Paphos Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a baby Mandrill monkey born in October. The Zoo has named the primate, Romeo. The Zoo’s staff are not yet sure of the primate’s sex however they have said that indications so far point to it being a boy. Romeo is still firmly... NEWS 1 month ago
Reattempt to break Guinness World Record On June 3, 2018, Paphos citizens tried unsuccessfully to break the current record of 800 people dancing Hasapiko for five, uninterrupted, minutes. Paphians will reattempt to break the Guinness World Record and the event will be held in the square outside Paphos castle on November... NEWS 1 month ago
Tourist arrivals rise 7.5% in September According to the latest Passenger Survey, tourist arrivals jumped an annual 7.5% in September to total 520,138 compared to 483,716 in September the previous year, setting a new record for the month. For the period of January to September, tourist arrivals totalled 3,239,760 up 7... NEWS 1 month ago
Cyprus Airways becomes member of IATA Cyprus Airways announced on Monday that it has become a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents more than 280 airlines around the world.In July 2018, Cyprus Airways successfully completed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) registration... NEWS 1 month ago
New sculpture unveiled in heart of Paphos’ old town A new bronze sculpture created by Cypriot artist, Yiota Ioannidou, was installed on Tuesday in a recently renovated square in Paphos old town.With commanding views of the town below and the Mediterranean behind her, a bronze of a child now sits atop a cushion and plinth crafted i... NEWS 2 months ago
Attempts underway to revive old Cyprus railway Troodos mountain communities are attempting to revive the old Skouriottisa-Evrychou railway, as a tourist attraction and for the transportation of locals. The idea which started from the community of Evrychou has received the green light from the government and is already in the... NEWS 2 months ago
Cyprus celebrates its Independence Day Cyprus celebrates today the 58th anniversary since the declaration of its independence.  A military parade is taking place in Nicosia to mark the celebration. The President Nicos Anastasiades will receive the salute of the parade. After the parade, the President will go to... NEWS 2 months ago
Public encouraged to download eTurtle app The Oceanographic Centre at the University of Cyprus (UCy) is encouraging the public in Cyprus to download a smartphone app aimed at collecting information on observations of sea turtles in the wild.The eTurtle app is available on Google Play and is in English, Italian, Greek, Cr... NEWS 2 months ago
Add Extra Sparkle to Your Wedding Reception To add an extra sparkle to your wedding reception why not book a combination of the following: Dancefloor with lights Dancefloor with lights and dry ice machine Dancefloor with lights and Dancefloor bubbles Cold firework Gerbs for the First Dance Hollywood Magic Mirror Li... WEDDINGS 2 months ago
Tourist arrivals reach record high in August 2018 Data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service today showed that tourist arrivals reached a record high in August.  Arrivals reached 534,847 compared to 523,651 in August 2017, an increase of 2.1 per cent. During the first eight months of this year, tourist arrivals amount... NEWS 2 months ago
Eleftheria goes free A green turtle named Eleftheria - Greek for Freedom - was released back into the sea at Meneou yesterday after being nursed back to health. The turtle was released into the sea in the presence of the Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis. Eleftheria was found in Limassol on 2 July ... NEWS 2 months ago
Wine Festival in Limassol Limassol’s Municipal Gardens will from Friday welcome visitors to the 57th Wine Festival, to taste Cyprus’ wines and meet its makers.The annual festival, watched over by the statue of the Vrakas, a man dressed in the traditional vraka, will be open until September 9, ... NEWS 3 months ago
Diver, 95, in bid to set new world record On Saturday 1st September more than 40 divers are expected to dive down to the sunken wreck of the Zenobia Ferry in Larnaca. Among those divers will be 95 year old Ray Woolley.  Mr Woolley is attempting to set a new world record as the world’s oldest scuba diver by goi... NEWS 3 months ago
Icon of St George returns to Cyprus after confiscation in Switzerland An 1829 Greek Orthodox icon of St. George, looted from the village of Karavas, in Cyprus following the 1974 Turkish invasion, is set to be repatriated, after it was confiscated by the Swiss authorities.The icon was confiscated only hours before going to auction in Koller, an auct... NEWS 3 months ago
Cyprus sets new tourist record in July A new record has been set for tourist arrivals both for July and overall for the seven months since the start of the year.The Passenger Survey of the Statistical Service shows the number of visitors in July totalled 539,626.  A 1.6% increase over the same month the previous ... NEWS 3 months ago
Kontides wins Laser world championship Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides has won the world championship for the second year running after winning gold in the Laser category at Aarhus, Denmark. Kontides was crowned the world’s No.1 laser sailor in October 2017, after winning the silver medal in the Laser Radial Med... NEWS 3 months ago
World’s largest passenger plane at Larnaca Airport The world’s largest passenger plane, an Airbus A380, landed in Larnaca early on Thursday after departing from Denmark at 8.15pm the day before.The plane, which ordinarily would be used to reach destinations far from Copenhagen, was reportedly used because tour operator Thom... NEWS 4 months ago
VR app recreates majesty of ancient Paphos theatre A new virtual reality mobile application is now available to download on iTunes or Google Play and allows users to experience the majesty of the theatre in Kato Paphos during 150 AD. One of the archaeologists from Australia involved with the project, Dr. Craig Barker told a Cypr... NEWS 4 months ago
Tourist arrivals up 8.2% in June The number of tourist arrivals in June rose 8.2 per cent to 511,073 compared to the respective month of 2017 on a strong performance of the UK market. The number of visitors from the UK, traditionally Cyprus’s largest source of incoming tourism, rose last month an annual 9... NEWS 4 months ago
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