The island’s most famous cheese – Halloumi – is a delicious and versatile product that has a distinctive texture and is fantastic both cold and cooked. Despite mass production, it is still being made the traditional way in villages all around the island and can…

This type of Mouflon, the “Ovis Orientalis Ophion” is unique as well as the largest animal in the fauna of Cyprus and found only within the mountainous state forest of Paphos. It is believed to be descended from wild sheep brought over to the island…

Aphrodite’s mythical birthplace ‘Petra tou Romiou’ is an interesting geological formation of huge rocks along one of the most beautiful coastlines on the island, located on the southwest coast of the Pafos (Paphos) district. According to the legend, the Ancient Greek Goddess of Love and…

TOMBS OF THE KINGS IS an ancient necropolis containing numerous large tombs dating from the 4th century BCE to the 3rd century AD. The name is something of a misnomer as no kings are thought to have been buried here. The name, rather, refers to...

Troodos Mountains is a mountain range in the southern part of Cyprus,it starts inland straight from Cape Arnauti and rises to Mount Olympus, its highest point. Troodos is a massif of eroded igneous rock dissected by steep valleys covered with stands of pine, cypress, dwarf…

Zivania or zivana is a Cypriot pomace spirit produced from the distillation of a mixture of grape pomace and local dry wines made from Xynisteri and Mavro grapes. The name of zivania is derived from zivana which means pomace in the Greek dialect of Cyprus….

An adventure on the high seas brings people together. There’s something relaxing and liberating about being away from the stress you experience on land. Even just being disconnected from your phones for a few hours might be well worth the experience. Cyprus offers plenty of…

The rocky promontory on the south-eastern coast of Cyprus, east of Agia Napa and south east of Protaras, is an area of unspoiled natural beauty that has been declared a National Forest Park and conservation area and covers an area of 385 hectares. The hike…

The Akamas National Park lies on the west coast of Cyprus. It has an area coverage of 230 square kilometres containing valleys, gorges and wide sandy bays. The name Akamas originate from an Athenian warrior, the son of Theseus who came to the peninsula after…

An adventure on the high seas brings people together. There’s something relaxing and liberating about being away from the stress you experience on land. Even just being disconnected from your phones for a few hours might be well worth the experience. Cyprus offers plenty of…