A window on Byzantine art
The extraordinary icons found in Cyprus are the reason one of the world’s leading art historians keeps returning to the island. ALIX NORMAN meets a...
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Cheers to ten years of success at the Handjiantonas winery
By Chrissie Stephen It is ten years since Theodoros Hadjiantonas (Doros) bought some vineyards, applied for a licence and started making wine commercially. In the...
A minute with Costas Harpas Writer of fairytales, contributor to Megalosa Stin Kypro, Re (I Was Raised in Cyprus!)
Where do you live? Born in Nicosia. Live in Limassol. Work in Nicosia. And so the story goes… Best childhood memory? Dreaming of growing...
The creativity of trash
By Alix Norman “Trash” says Catherine, and the way she pronounces the word – exotically emphasising the last two letters – leads me to suspect...
A sense of rhythm
Two women who wanted to do things their way brought a taste of home to the lunch diners of Nicosia. And despite the difficulties of...
A minute with Anna-Maria Athanasiou Author
Where do you live? I live in Limassol with my husband and two sons. Best childhood memory? Family holidays. I come from a very large...
A minute with Jean-Luc Borras Actor, stage directeur , realisator
Where do you live? I live in Paris with my cat Best childhood memory? My grandmother Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish? The restautant...
Giving it a go
ALEXIA EVRIPIDOU meets a London born Turkish Cypriot who could well be the closest thing the island has to a Hollywood star With an air...
Think your way to a new language
By Alix Norman I learnt French and German at school. The latter wasn’t so bad – I can still get by when I go skiing...
Mass wedding for Larnaca
Ninety civil marriages will be held on Friday at the medieval castle in Larnaca, the municipality announced on Tuesday. The mass ceremony is being organised...
Cool by the pool
By George Kassianos The special relationship between chefs and sommeliers surfaced again last month with two events in Paphos where a chef with a sommelier,...
Unify mind, body and spirit
By Alix Norman We all know what yoga is, but how many of us are aware of what the word itself actually means? Or even...
A minute with Miranda Tringis Herbalist Dip HM (Inst. NH) and creator of CyHerbia Herb Gardens
Where do you live? I live in Oroklini with my husband and two daughters. Best childhood memory? Summers spent in my little rowing boat...
For the love of pastries
ALEXIA EVRIPIDOU takes a trip down memory lane with the woman behind Nicosia’s Sarah Lyne, a successful bakery that started in her spare room Sitting...
Collecting accolades: Kamanterena winery scooping up the international prizes this year
By George Kassianos Kamanterena winery in Stroumbi Pafos is proud of its 2014 medal winners in three competitions abroad, an rightly so. Nine different wines...
Sailing with twice the benefits
By Alix Norman Climbed the Eiffel Tower? Yes. Swum in the Caribbean? Done that. Hiked the Himalayas? Well, who hasn’t? Even my Grandmother’s seen Uluru...
A minute with Nicky Mala, artist
Where do you live? Central Limassol Best childhood memory? Going to the Luna Park every Saturday Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish? I eat...
Saving our sea
By Alix Norman The Romans called the Mediterranean Mare Nostrum. Our Sea. And as an island nation, nothing has been more important in the course...
A kind of magic
By Bejay Browne LIKE MANY others I find magicians and their tricks compelling. At a young age I was given a magic set and tried...
Stopping the silence
10,000km is a long way to walk. But one man is doing so around the EU to raise awareness of sexual abuse of children and...
