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Learn Villa Rentals in Cyprus Villa Rentals in Cyprus: Your Ultimate Guide to Luxury Holiday Villas Are you dreaming of a luxurious getaway in the heart of the Mediterranean? Look no further than Cyprus, the island of beauty and enchantment. With it...
Learn Cypriot Culture Cypriots are very proud of their cultural heritage, which stretches back more than 9000 years. However, you'll probably find that Cyprus today is more concerned with the events of the last 20 years than those of a millen...
Learn Religions of Cyprus Perhaps because Cyprus has seen so many empires and cultural influences ebb and flow over the centuries, the country enjoys an exceedingly high level of freedom of worship. While the majority of Cypriots are Greek Orthod...
Learn Cyprus People The people of Cyprus owe their individuality and warmth to the fact that they are the product of an amazingly colourful history. This sun-drenched island has been at the crossroads of world events for centuries. Roman, B...
Learn Cyprus Environment An island in the far eastern Mediterranean Sea, below Turkey and to the west of Syria. Just over a third of the island is illegally occupied by Turkey - the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (recognized only by Turkey)...
Learn The Turkish Occupation The Turkish occupation, apart from adding one more possession to the Ottoman Empire, detached Cyprus from the direct influence, cultural and economic, of the West and brought it directly under the influence of Ottoman de...
Learn The British Period (1878 - 1959) The first British military forces disembarked at Larnaca on 8-9 July 1878, and on 12 July they arrived at Nicosia via Famagusta. The occupation of Cyprus was effected peacefully and on 22 July 1878 the first High Commiss...
Learn The Frankish Period (1191 - 1571) King Richard of England was reluctant to keep Cyprus under his control as his main aim was Palestine. For this reason, he sold it to the Knights Templar. The Templars ruthlessly exploited Cyprus so the inhabitants rose a...
Learn The Archaic Period (750 - 475BC) The 8th century BC saw a marked increase of wealth in Cyprus. Communications with East and West were on the ascend and this created a prosperous society. Testifying to this wealth are the so-called royal tombs of Salamis...
Learn The Classical Period (475 - 325BC) After the Persian defeat, the Greeks mounted various expeditions against Cyprus in order to liberate it from the Persian yoke, but all their efforts bore only temporary results. Following these events, Persian rule beca...
Learn The Byzantine Period (330 - 1191AD) The cities of Cyprus were destroyed by two successive earthquakes in 332 and 342 AD and this marked the end of an era and at the same time the beginning of a new one, very much connected with modern life in Cyprus. Most ...
Learn Introducing Aphrodite 1200BC It was around 1200 BC when Aphrodite, Goddess of Love and Beauty, emerged from the gentle jade-coloured sea foam at Petra tou Romiou, a boulder that juts up from the south coast of Cyprus as majestically today as it did ...
Learn The Ethnic Consciousness of the Cypriots After the Greek revolution of 1821 and the establishment of the Greek state, the Greek Cypriots expressed practically the wish of 'Union' with Greece, as it happened with the Ionian Islands and later with Crete. This fe...
Learn Early Iron Age (1100 - 750BC) In the ensuing Early Iron Age (1100-750 BC) Cyprus becomes predominantly Greek. Pottery shapes and decoration show a marked Aegean inspiration although Oriental ideas creep in from time to time. New burial customs with r...
Learn The Late Bronze Age (1600 - 1100BC) The beginning of the Late Bronze Age does not differ from the closing years of the previous period. Unrest, tension and anxiety mark all these years, probably because of some sort of engagement with the Hyksos who ruled ...
Learn The Roman Period (30BC - 330AD) In 58 BC the tribune Clodius Pulcher carried a law implemented by Cato, which turned Cyprus into a Roman province attached to that of Cilicia. During the civil wars, Cyprus was briefly given to Cleopatra of Egypt by Jul...
Learn The Byzantine Period (330 - 1191AD) The cities of Cyprus were destroyed by two successive earthquakes in 332 and 342 AD and this marked the end of an era and at the same time the beginning of a new one, very much connected with modern life in Cyprus. Most ...
Learn The Hellenistic Period (325 - 30BC) When Alexander the Great was marching southwards and then towards the heart of the Persian empire and finally India, the Cypriot Kings assisted him in many ways especially with their ships in the siege of Tyre. In apprec...
Learn Chalcolithic Period (3500 - 2500/2300BC) This Neolithic II culture was destroyed by an earthquake c.3800 BC. In the society that emerged there are no overt signs of newcomers but signs of continuity, therefore despite the violent natural catastrophe, there is a...
Learn The Middle Bronze Age (1900E - 1600BC) The Middle Bronze Age which followed (1900-1600 BC) is a relatively short period and its earlier part is marked by peaceful development in contrast to its final years which were marked by wars. Unlike the early Bronze A...
Learn Cyprus Wine What do a Customs officer, a lawyer, an airline pilot, an electricity board official, a police inspector and a former welder have in common?The answer, of course, is that they are all wine-makers. Members of a new "club...
Learn The Population of Cyprus Cyprus' estimated population is 730,000 of which 87.5 percent belongs to the Greek Cypriot community and 12,5 percent to the Turkish Cypriot community. Greek and Turkish are the official languages of the Republic but Eng...
Learn The History of Cyprus Periods of History : Neolithic Period II / Chalcolithic Period / Aphrodite / Early Bronze Age / Middle Bronze Age / Late Bronze Age / Early Iron Age / Archaic Period / Classical Period / Hellenistic Period / Roman Period...
Learn Cyprus Landscape The Cyprus landscape displays a great variety of styles. The coast has large open bays and precipitous cliffs and rocks. There are sandy beaches and shingle beaches. The precipitous mountains are mainly tree-covered to t...
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