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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 years 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 3 years 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 3 years 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 3 years ago
Long-anticipated Paphos marina envisioned to be the largest in Cyprus Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis informed the Parliament about the long-awaited Paphos marina project, which is envisioned to be the largest in Cyprus. The new marina is expected to have a capacity of 1,000 berths, including at the same time more than 42,000 square metres of r... NEWS 3 years ago
Satellite casino to open in Larnaca Airport It has been revealed that a satellite casino is expected to open in 2019 at Larnaca International Airport.  According to information, the casino will have 50 slot machines located in a specially designed building inside the Airport. There will be no gaming tables.  The... NEWS 3 years ago
Interative kiosks installed at Paphos and Larnaca International Airports Seventy-four interactive kiosks have been installed at Cyprus’ two international airports to facilitate passport control.Hermes Airports, the Cyprus Police and the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announced the introduction and operation of the BorderXpress ... NEWS 3 years ago
Geroskipou beach front upgrade is underway The three new beach bars situated along Geroskipou municipality beach will be completed in the second week of July, according to the local Mayor. Mr Michalis Pavlides said that the individual kiosks, which will serve drinks and snacks, including alcohol, will be open every d... NEWS 3 years ago
President Anastasiades visiting Paphos President Nicos Anastasiades, ministers and other government officials are paying an all-day visit to Paphos tomorrow, Tuesday to review the progress of infrastructure projects in the district.The agenda includes the completion of the road network and the operation and establishm... NEWS 3 years ago
Paphos airport awarded for services for people with disabilities The 14th ACI Europe (Airports International Council) Annual Awards ceremony held in Brussels has named Paphos Airport "Europe's Most Accessible Airport" for people with disabilities and reduced mobility.   The annual general assembly of ACI Europe brings together representa... NEWS 3 years ago
Fig Tree Bay Beach ranked world's 20th most popular beach The Daily Mail have published a list of the most popular beaches according to how many times it has been snapped on Instragram.  Fig Tree Bay in Protaras is 20th on the list. The full list: 1. Whitehaven beach in Australia, 2. Lanikai Beach in Hawaii, 3. Horseshoe Bay in Be... NEWS 3 years ago
Tourist arrivals rise 7.9% in May, Cystat says The statistical service Cystat said that tourist arrivals in May rose by 7.6 per cent to 450,955 compared to May 2017. The number of tourists from the UK rose an annual 3.8 per cent to 160,948 whilst that of tourists from Russia fell the statistical service said.  Arrivals ... NEWS 3 years ago
App explores the beauty of Cyprus beaches If you are a tourist, you probably have little notion of just which beach suits your needs. And that is where the new app, Cyprus Beaches, comes in extremely handy.  The app developed by Andreas Papadopoulos in cooperation with the CTO, Cyprus Beaches was released at the sta... NEWS 3 years ago
Cyprus International Food Festival On June 15th at Paphos Castle, CIFF2018Pafos in collaboration with the Municipality of Paphos will host vendors with street food from around the world. Food and wine from Cyprus can be taste together with a huge variety of food from across Europe and the Middle East. There will... NEWS 3 years ago
Cyprus Rally The Cyprus Rally, organised by Larnaca Municipality and the Cyprus Automobile Association will take place between June 15th and 17th.   For the first time, the Rally will be based in Larnaca instead of Nicosia.  The start and finish ceremonies, headquarters and th... NEWS 3 years ago
Dancers for charity fail to break world record The attempt to break the world record for the Hasapiko Dance unfortunately failed.  It was hoped that 1,200 people would take part and at least 1,000 people were needed to dance simultaneously for at least 5 minutes to break the record, but only 800 people took part.  T... NEWS 3 years ago
16 beaches in Paphos to be given the Blue Flag According to the Cyprus Tourism Organisation and Cymepa the water quality at Paphos beaches is excellent. The area is set to receive 16 Blue Flags this week. The beaches to be awarded the flag include Bania in the centre of town, Vrsouthkia, Pachyammos, Faros. Also included are ... NEWS 3 years ago
Guinness World Record challenge for the Hasapiko Dance On the 3rd June 2018 there will be a Guinness World Record challenge for the Hasapiko Dance at the Castle Square on Paphos Harbour. For the record to be achieved at least 1200 dancers are needed to dance simultaneously for at least 5 minutes. The Hasapiko dance is a Greek folk d... NEWS 3 years ago
Cypriot Sailor wins European Championship Cypriot sailor and Olympic winner, Pavlos Kontides, 28 was crowned European Champion on Saturday 5th May at the Laser European Championships in La Rochelle, France.  Kontides was the only Europen to win on Saturday.Kontides, 28 years old and from Limassol was due to return t... NEWS 3 years ago
Paphos to be promoted as tourist destination in the Baltics Delegates from Paphos are heading to the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia later this month to participate in a series of presentations and workshops aimed at promoting the town as a tourism destination after great interest has been expressed from Travel Agents from ... NEWS 3 years ago
Cyprus take second place in Eurovision Cyprus came second in the 63rd Eurovision Song Contest. The contest held in Lisbon, Portugal saw an energetic performance given by Eleni Foureira but failed to clinch first place, coming in second to Israel. President Nicos Anastasiades tweeted early on Sunday morning saying wel... NEWS 3 years ago
Eurovision: Cyprus has emerged as new favourite to win contest! Cyprus will be represented by singer Eleni Foureira at the 63rd Eurovision Song Contest. Eleni Foureira, 31 years old will be performing the song Fuego.  Greek-Albanian Foureira born in 1987 began her career in a girl group Mystique and in 2010 launched a solo career. With... NEWS 3 years ago
DP World Limassol Celebrates Official Opening of New Limassol Cruise Terminal The President, Mr Nicos Anastasiades and his Excellency Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem are set to officially open the new passenger terminal at DP World Limassol tomorrow, 3rd May.  The ceremony is being held at 19:00 hours and will be attended by Government officials, partners an... NEWS 3 years ago
The Cyprus University of Technology second in Times HE rankings The Times Higher Education has ranked the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) the second best young University of Europe and the University of Cyprus third on the influential list. The education list includes 50 universities from countries which have joined the EU since 2004... NEWS 3 years ago
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