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Akrotiri hosts conference on wildlife on Cyprus News 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 Akr...
Paphos Carnival News 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 h...
Cyprus’ first-ever gold medal in European Indoor Championships News 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 Indoo...
Queen Elizabeth to host "A Celebration for Cyprus" News 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 Celebrati...
Polemi Tulip Festival News 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 h...
Cyprus has over 3,000 hectares of fruit trees News 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 ...
Supermoon on Tuesday News Supermoon on Tuesday Sky gazers can look forward to the biggest supermoon of the year tomorrow, Tuesday, February 19 at 17:53 Cyprus time.Tuesday’s full moon will also be the third largest full moon of the next 10 years.A supermoon occ...
Paphos: 8th most searched destination on Israeli website News Paphos: 8th most searched destination on Israeli website Paphos regional board of tourism have said that Paphos emerged as the 8th most popular destination for Israeli tourists. Paphos is amongst the 50 European destinations featured on the website of Israel's biggest travel i...
Record numbers expected to compete in Paphos marathon News Record numbers expected to compete in Paphos marathon The 21st Cyprus marathon in Paphos next month is expected to be attended by an increase in runners, beating last years record. In 2018, over 2800 people took part and with 2500 already registered to take part in this ye...
Ayios Andreas street in Limassol getting revamp News Ayios Andreas street in Limassol getting revamp The Limassol tourist development company (Etal) began works on the old town’s Ayios Andreas street last week, with various development projects planned for the historic road.The street is a hub in the old town and ...
Two rocks on Mars named in Cypriot dialect News Two rocks on Mars named in Cypriot dialect Two rocks on Mars have been given names by NASA in the Cypriot dialect, honouring the work of a Cypriot scientist who works on the NASA InSight mission. Dr Constantinos Charalambous is a Cypriot planetary scientist born ...
Female seal born in Akamas News Female seal born in Akamas The Ministry of Agriculture announced this morning that a female seal named Aphrodite was born in Akamas a few weeks ago. The birth of Aphrodite raises the number of seals in Cyprus waters to be 14. Aphrodite belongs t...
Cyprus ranks 32nd as safest country News Cyprus ranks 32nd as safest country A new study has been carried out by  Global Finance magazine and Cyprus ranks at 32 in the list of the safest countries in the world. The new study has been carried out by the magazine and considers war, crime and t...
15,000 trees to be planted in Ayia Napa News 15,000 trees to be planted in Ayia Napa The mayor of Ayia Napa announced that they will be planting 15,000 trees in the next 1 - 2 years.  The decision was taken after the Municipality conducted a study whereby they asked tourists and locals to rate Ayia ...
Limassol carnival Queens and logo unveiled News Limassol carnival Queens and logo unveiled Limassol's Mayor unveiled this year's carnival logo last week and announced that two women will have the lead roles in the Limassol carnival for the first time this year with the plan for two Carnival Queens.  This...
Britons account for 75% of civil marriages at Paphos Municipality News Britons account for 75% of civil marriages at Paphos Municipality Over 1400 civil marriages were carried out in Paphos Municipality in 2018, an increase of over 130 from 2017.  More than 70% of those couples marrying are from the UK.  Cyprus has a reputation as an internati...
Paphos ranks 9th best value destination for UK travellers in Post Office barometer News Paphos ranks 9th best value destination for UK travellers in Post Office barometer Paphos has been ranked 9th best value for money destination for UK travellers in an annual report released by the Post Office Travel Money’s Worldwide Holiday Costs Barometre.The Post Office barometer monitors the ...
Lunar eclipse will be visible on January 21 News Lunar eclipse will be visible on January 21 1010 Asteroskopeion announced last week that a total lunar eclipse on 21 January will be visible from Cyprus. The total eclipse will be visible for just a few minutes from the Island as it will happen close to when the ...
Cyprus ranks 3rd most family friendly destination for beach holidays in Europe News Cyprus ranks 3rd most family friendly destination for beach holidays in Europe According to the Family Beach Index compiled by British travel firm On The Beach, Cyprus has been ranked the third most family-friendly destination in Europe for a beach holiday, It scored highly when it came to war...
Winter falls on Troodos News Winter falls on Troodos The impressive Troodos mountain range with its idyllic forests stretches across most of the western side of Cyprus, are expecting snowfall. At the top of the Troodos Mountains one can also find the only Skiing Center in ...
International recognition for Hermes’ efforts to reduce CO2 emissions News International recognition for Hermes’ efforts to reduce CO2 emissions Hermes Airports has acquired Level 3 of the ACA Certification for the reduction of its carbon dioxide emissions, just one year after the acquisition of the ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation Level 2.According to an announc...
Breaking tourism arrival records in November News Breaking tourism arrival records in November Cystat have said today that Cyprus recorded record tourist arrivals in November with a rise of almost ten per cent over November 2017.Arrivals in November numbered 158,685 compared with 144,676 in November 2017, an incre...
Paphos Santa Run and Christmas Village this weekend News Paphos Santa Run and Christmas Village this weekend Hundreds of families and individuals will take part in the second annual Paphos Santa Run in the town on Sunday, which is supported by Paphos municipality.The event will get underway at 10.30am on Sunday December 16, sta...
Paphos hosts sports industry professionals News 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 b...
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