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Cyprus is the location for a Multi-million movie A multi-millon movie starring Nicolas Cage will be filmed in Cyprus, it was announced in April.  Nicolas Cage has reportedly arrived to Cyprus yesterday as CVs and tenders are being sought. The Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency (Invest Cyprus) announced in April that the f... NEWS 2 days ago
International Ballet Festival on 10th July 2019 in Paphos An International Ballet Festival is taking place in Cyprus this summer, for the first time, with leading dancers from Russia, Italy and Ukraine as well as artistic gymnasts from Cyprus. The program of the festival includes famous old classical ballet as well as contemporary balle... ENJOY 3 days ago
NASA posts picture of Cyprus taken from space NASA has posted four photographs on its Twitter page that were taken by crew members aboard the Space Station, including one of Cyprus! In a message, it says “Earth is special. It’s the only place in the universe that we know contains life. Celebrate its beauty by ta... NEWS 4 days ago
Festivals celebrate Kataklysmos Kataklysmos offers a long weekend which is sure to see the beaches and seaside towns attract crowds as various Flood Festivals are put on in celebration of the day. Held each year 50 days after Orthodox Easter, this festival has special significance. Kataklysmos, meaning 'Deluge... NEWS 1 week ago
Cypriot flag raised at the top of Everest Yevgen Staroselskiy, a Cypriot-Ukranian climber climbed to the top of Mount Everest on May 24 and raised the Cypriot flag. Yevgen is the second Cypriot to climb to the top of Everest after George Andreou in 2012. It has been reported that it took Yevgen 44 days to reach the top... NEWS 3 weeks ago
Cyprus qualifies for the Eurovision grand final Cyprus qualified for the Eurovision final for a fifth consecutive year.  Tamta got the vote of confidence with her song Replay at last nights semi-final. Tamta opened the show and impressed the crowd with her song written by Greek-Swedish songwriter Alex Papaconstantinou. ... NEWS 1 month ago
Cyprus ‘fifth most desirable destination for Brits’ this summer According to a well-known holiday company's annual holiday report, Cyprus is the fifth most popular destination for Britons this summer, coming in above the Caribbean. The report lists this year's most desirable destinations:SpainTurkeyGreeceUnited States of AmericaCyprus... NEWS 1 month ago
Cyprus Institute recreates site of the Last Supper in 3-D imagery The Institute of Cyprus and the antiquities department of Israel have created a 3D representation of the Cenacle in Jerusalem, the site of the Last Supper between Jesus Christ and his disciples. Christians believe the Last Supper took place on the Thursday before Good Friday. Th... NEWS 1 month ago
Pink Moon to take place on Friday April's full moon reaches 100% illumination tomorrow, Friday 19 April.  This is called a Pink Moon. The moon will not actually be coloured pink, the name is derived from one of the first flowers to bloom in spring: the Wild Ground Phlox. The flower turns a brilliant shade of... NEWS 2 months ago
Paphos Castle Standing grandly at the west end of the town’s harbour, Pafos (Paphos) Castle (Medieval Fort) was originally a Byzantine fort built to protect the harbour, and was rebuilt by the Lusignans in the 13th century, but then dismantled by the Venetians. The Ottomans rebuilt it in... PLACES 2 months ago
Water levels in dams rise Cyprus third largest dam, Evretou is close to overflowing.  This would make the dam the 11th in Cyprus to do so this winter. Dams are now 88.2% full after a total inflow of 232.253 million cubic metres since October 1st. Asprokremmos was the second biggest dam to overflow.... NEWS 2 months ago
Pafos Zoo shows off its new baby lion, Simba Last week Pafos Zoo announced the birth of a male white lion. The lion named Simba is the first of its kind born in Cyprus.  Simba's parents Zeus and Hera have been at the Zoo for 8 years.  Simba is in good health and is being fed eight times a day with special milk w... NEWS 2 months ago
Ayia Napa: Go ahead for projects of 50.5 Million Euros The tourist resort of Ayia Napa has secured the go-ahead for 17 new projects worth 50.5 million Euros and these are set to be completed by 2022. The projects aim to upgrade the quality of life of residents while improving facilities for visitors, helping Ayia Napa raise its prof... NEWS 2 months ago
Butterflies to visit Cyprus during annual migration The Jerusalem Post have reported that the painted lady butterflies have been spotted in Israel.  Israel is the butterflies last stop before passing through Cyprus.  The butterflies pass through Cyprus at the rate of 25,000 per hour, reported by an Israel news channel. ... NEWS 3 months ago
Last supermoon of 2019 to take place Wednesday 20th March The last supermoon for 2019 will be tomorrow (Wednesday 20th March). The phenomenon will start tomorrow however the moon will be declared full at 03:42am on Thursday 21st March. Interesting fact: A full moon is declared when the lunar disk is on the opposite side to Earth as th... NEWS 3 months ago
Cyprus continues to break tourism records in 2019 Cyprus continues to break tourism records.  The Statistical Service, Cystat announced that for the period of February 2019 arrivals of tourists reached 105,571 compared with 101,481 in February 2018, recording an increase of 4 per cent.  In the first two months of the ... NEWS 3 months ago
Akrotiri hosts conference on wildlife on Cyprus The British Forces network has reported that there is a new scientific study looking at the plant and wildlife species around the British bases in Cyprus underway. Scientists from 37 nations attended a conference at Akrotiri.  The scientists are focusing on the impact of in... NEWS 3 months ago
Paphos Carnival Paphos Municipality's carnival theme this year was Africa. 52 floats took part and numerous groups, schools, businesses and associations joined in on Saturday. The main carnival parade started from outside the Almyra hotel and headed along Poseidonos Avenue which runs parallel ... NEWS 3 months ago
Cyprus’ first-ever gold medal in European Indoor Championships On Sunday, Milan Trajkovic became the first ever athlete from Cyprus to win a gold medal in European Indoor Championships history.Trajkovic clinched the gold medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, with 7.60.French Pascal Martinot... NEWS 3 months ago
Queen Elizabeth to host "A Celebration for Cyprus" The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades will travel to the UK on Sunday, as a guest of the British Royal Family as reported by Cyprus' Presidential Palace.  Queen Elizabeth will host "A Celebration for Cyprus" event at Buckingham Palace this weekend. The ... NEWS 3 months ago
Polemi Tulip Festival - Sunday 31st March 2019 Polemi Village holds its annual tulip festival on 31st March. The festival has been held every year since 2002 and is now growing in popularity with visitors from all over the Island, as well as tourists. Visitors will have an opportunity to enjoy the tulip exhibition, local stal... ENJOY 3 months ago
Polemi Tulip Festival Polemi Village holds its annual tulip festival on 31st March. The festival has been held every year since 2002 and is now growing in popularity with visitors from all over the Island, as well as tourists. Visitors will have an opportunity to enjoy the tulip exhibition, local stal... NEWS 3 months ago
Cyprus has over 3,000 hectares of fruit trees According to Eurostat, in Cyprus, 3286 hectares of land is planted with fruit trees of which 377 hectares (ha) contains apples, 1.109 ha of oranges, 299 ha peaches, 933 ha mandarins, 71 ha pears, 186 ha apricots and 312 ha of lemons. A five year data collection project revealed ... NEWS 4 months ago
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