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All villages in Cyprus offer something unique but PAUL LAMBIS finds one that blends modernity and history, culture and nature Historical villages with Franco-Byzantine churches, traditional stone buildings, picturesque squares, ...

Sometimes, just sometimes, living in the only city away from the sea in Cyprus, Nicosia of course, can be quite tedious. Yes, I know, first world problems. After all, the ...

In her debut novel writer combines Cyprus’ past with magical realism finds PAUL LAMBIS Sarah Fenwick is no stranger to Cyprus’ music and art scenes. Best known for her soulful ...

But who is Cyprus’ Pan Dragomir? THEO PANAYIDES finds an exuberant and business-like comedian on a roll after daring to do something Pan Dragomir is having a moment – but who ...

Doing the things she loves and showcasing the island to the world are what drive a local filmmaker finds PAUL LAMBIS With the completion of her second full-length feature The ...

At 11 points below the EU average, Cyprus is still struggling with gender equality. ALIX NORMAN reports on a production that challenges the status quo Cyprus scores a measly 57 out of 100 ...

Netflix doc seeks to reclaim model’s legacy, despite problematic contributors says DAISY MCMANAMAN Who was Anna Nicole Smith? In a new Netflix documentary, Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t ...

Cyprus has the highest rate of pre-term births in Europe. But Birth Mote(s) offers words of hope and comfort for those affected finds Alix Norman At close on 12 per ...

Where do you live? I live quite out of the city with my two dogs in a suburb of Nicosia, on the top floor of a building with a breathtaking ...

There are two things I love watching on TV, British series and Nordic noirs. I realise there is no link between them, the latter is a very specific genre while ...

The annual contest attests to the vibrancy of viticulture in Cyprus says GEORGE KASSIANOS There were 170 different samples of wine competing for medals at the 14th Cyprus Wine Competition, with ...

The first time I visited Hofbrau Munchen in Limassol, the Cyprus franchise of the famous German chain of beer halls, I was left feeling somewhat underwhelmed. Not to belabour what ...

In a Cypriot singer from South Africa, PAUL LAMBIS finds a man who pours life-changing experiences into song, with music that speaks from the heart There are a handful of ...

The only Cypriot to have been offered a position with a BBC orchestra tells PHILIPPA TRACY about standing out and blending in, bringing people together through music and the creation ...

Cycling in Cyprus is not for the faint-hearted. But ELENI PHILIPPOU meets one woman determined to see others join her on her daily two-wheeled commute Marina Kyriakou is not like ...

Fengaros Music Village welcomes its tenth edition this summer. An annual occasion that is becoming one of the island’s most important meetings of musicians, FMV will take place from ...

Those who lived through the invasion of 1974 can be prone to hoarding. ALIX NORMAN finds out why, and how this cluttered mindset still affects Cyprus today In 1974, many Cypriots were ...

CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES looks back on a period when four well-loved TV shows came to an end It was bad. Really bad. Going through it was borderline torture and should be ...

For more than a century, Cyprus’ rate of single mothers has been much higher than average. ALIX NORMAN discovers why the island is stigmatising its single mums Thirty six per ...

Where do you live? I’m in South London which is such a vibrant and creative place. That’s where I do most of my gigs as well. I share ...

A semester abroad eating, drinking and meeting Italian lovers. That is what I thought From Scratch was going to be about. A light-hearted series about a carefree woman in Italy ...

Paphos is full of hotels but few have the charm and local Cyprus flavour of the Almyra finds PAUL LAMBIS There’s a new level of sophistication that emerges when ...

I’ve always been keen on Lebanese and Syrian food but hadn’t had it for a while until a little over a month ago. I realised how much I ...

Recovery has become my full-time job for one addict who always felt like the odd one out. PAUL LAMBIS hears he has now turned to stand-up comedy with a show ...