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Cyprus secures second Commonwealth Games bronze Team Cyprus has won its second medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games with a Bronze in gymnastics. Cyprus secured the bronze medal in the Men’s All-Around Final in Artistic Gymnastics, with the Gymnast Marios Georgiou coming third behind England, winning Gold and ... NEWS 1 year ago
Cyprus sends 53 athletes for Birmingham medal hunt Cyprus will participate at the 22nd Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham next week, with 12 sports federations represented in the bid for medal glory. The Cyprus delegation consists of 34 men and 19 women athletes competing at the games from 28 July – 8 August. The Cypri... NEWS 1 year ago
Watermelon Festival 2022 - Frenaros The 13th Pancyprian Cultural Watermelon Festival will take place at the Community Stadium of Frenaros - Frenaros village on Friday July 8th 2022. This free festival will feature live music, dance performances, and activities for children as well as food, drinks and sweets such a... ENJOY 1 year ago
Regular breeding in Cyprus of endangered monk seal Monachus monachus New monitoring confirms regular breeding in Cyprus of the endangered Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus which is one of the most threatened marine mammals. This is what Philenews reported on Monday, adding that the first signs date back to 2001. However, from 2011 onwards... NEWS 1 year ago
Tourist arrivals exceed 300,000 in May The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Friday released its latest tourism report showing that 315,018 tourists arrived in Cyprus in May 2022, a 212.3 per cent year-on-year increase. The number of arrivals stood at 100,852 visitors in May of the previous year. For the period... NEWS 1 year ago
Sadie & Jason's Wedding at Villa 487023 in Peristerona, Paphos Huge Congratulations to Sadie and Jason who married on the 7th of April 2022, another wedding that held out through the pandemic to finally see their special day come together. The couple chose to add additional Wedding Decor services to their day and hire Wedding Chiavari chair... WEDDINGS 1 year ago
Kataklysmos Festivities 2022 THE FESTIVAL OF THE FLOOD This weekend sees the annual Kataklysmos Festival here in Cyprus, with coastal towns holding festivities over the course of the weekend to celebrate. Kataklysmos, meaning deluge or cataclysm in Greek, is a religious festival held 50 days after the Gree... ENJOY 1 year ago
Cherry festival in Pedoulas on June 18 Visit the 4th annual Pedulas Cherry Festival! Pedoulas is well-known for its cherries, and every year in June they organise a festival to celebrate it! It will be a day filled with music, dance, food, and of course cherries and their derivatives. When: Saturday, June 18 at 12 p... ENJOY 1 year ago
Limassol Marina 6th most popular on Instagram The Limassol marina was ranked sixth of the most Instagrammed marinas in the world by Compare the Market website, one of the UK’s leading price comparison websites. Using Instagram hashtag data, the website ranked the finest picture-perfect marina resorts around the world.... NEWS 1 year ago
Cyprus welcomes 534,040 tourists January-April 2022 Tourist arrivals in the first four months of 2022 surpassed half a million – nearly ten times the number who visited amid the tight pandemic-dictated restrictions in the same period last year, according to the latest figures issued by the statistical service on Monday. The... NEWS 1 year ago
Festival to highlight important role of bees “Bee Engaged”, is the motto of this year’s Bee Festival taking place on World Bee Day, May 22, at Ora village in Larnaca.  An announcement by the organisers states that the primary aim is to raise awareness about the importance of bees and other ... ENJOY 1 year ago
Cyprus’ song is tenth most listened to Eurovision entry of all time Fuego by Eleni Foureira is the tenth most listened to Eurovision entry of all time, a new survey revealed on Wednesday, a few days before the 66th Eurovision contest. The song took Cyprus to second place, its highest ever placing, in 2018. It was streamed over 91.2 million times... NEWS 1 year ago
Cyprus ranked 6th most popular country for travel Cyprus ranked sixth among the most popular countries in the world where Britons are likely to travel to in 2022, according to a survey carried out by UK search engine for holiday rentals. Cyprus ranked sixth after Turkey, Greece, the Maldives, Spain and Thailand, thanks to &ldqu... NEWS 1 year ago
Paphos in top five best value holidays for UK travellers Paphos is the fifth best value holiday destination for British travellers, according to the latest British Post Office annual holiday costs barometer. It surveyed 36 destinations worldwide to compare the cost of meals, drinks and other essentials British tourists are likely to b... NEWS 1 year ago
Nissi Beach among the top beaches of the world On the basis of reviews and ratings from travellers, Tripadvisor included Nissi Beach in Ayia Napa at number 22, among the 25 best beaches in the world.... NEWS 1 year ago
Icon stolen by RAF pilot in 1974 returned to Cyprus An 18th-century icon of John the Baptist which was stolen by a British Royal Air Force pilot in 1974 is set to be returned to Cyprus.  The son of the pilot – who was serving in Cyprus at the time of the Turkish invasion – reached out to the authorities to facili... NEWS 1 year ago
Cyprus beach ranked 4th best in Europe – 22nd best in world Two Cyprus beaches have ranked in the best in Europe and best in the world lists according to the popular Tripadvisor travel network. As determined by its global community of travel lovers, the lists are described as “the ultimate guide to the 2022 beach getaway of dreams&... NEWS 1 year ago
The greatest amateur road cycling race in Cyprus! It is spring in Cyprus and this is when Cyprus is at its best. A cool breeze, a bright-but-not-hot sun, green grass, wild flowers, a light drizzle – it is paradise out there. It’s time for the Scoda Cyprus Gran Fondo! The Cyprus Gran Fondo is a 3-day Road "Cycling fo... ENJOY 1 year ago
World’s largest cruise liner docks in Limassol The largest cruise ship in the world, the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ Wonder of the Seas which arrived at Limassol port on Monday morning is expected to hugely benefit the economy and tourism.  With a length of 362 metres, 64 metres width and a gross tonnage of 236,... NEWS 1 year ago
Larnaca to benefit from numerous tourism projects The Larnaca Tourism Development and Promotion Company (Etap) presented on Thursday a number of upgrades and additions to both the city and district’s tourist infrastructure for 2022. “The Larnaca tourism board is spearheading and sponsoring upgrades and initiatives a... NEWS 1 year ago
Cyprus not just a sun and sea destination Cyprus is not just a sun and sea destination but it also offers many other authentic experiences visitors can choose from, including sports events such as L` Étape by Tour de France, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Savvas Perdios, said on Monday during an event to present his ... NEWS 1 year ago
Two seals born in same cave in Ayia Napa Two Mediterranean seals were born in the Sea Caves area in Ayia Napa a month ago, Haris Nicolaou, part of the government’s Mediterranean seal conservation group, said on Monday.  Nicolaou repeated an appeal to the public not to harass the extremely sensitive... NEWS 1 year ago
A total of 19 Monk seals in Cyprus Around 4 - 5 Mediterranean Monk seals were spotted a few days ago in the area of Ayia Napa, bringing the total number to 19 throughout Cyprus. Speaking to CNA, the Officer of the Fisheries Department Melina Markou noted that this time of the year is the period when monk seals rep... NEWS 1 year ago
New planetarium in Tamassos area to be inaugurated in autumn A new planetarium in Nicosia’s Tamassos area that will be one of the best 10 in Europe is expected to be inaugurated in autumn, Philenews reports. The project is sponsored by Vyacheslav Zarenkov, a Russian oligarch who lives in Cyprus for the past 20 years. The project&rs... NEWS 1 year ago
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