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Letymbou village is famous for its vineyards, which inspired Theodoros to build his modern boutique winery found just outside the village, near his vineyards. He is the fourth generation to ...

Brunch plans always seem easier in theory. My partner, my dad and I decided we were overdue a proper one, something with eggs, bacon, coffee; the works. Bread and Spread, ...

Dark and comedic, Netflix’s Sirens delves into the complicated relationship of the DeWitt sisters. Masterfully created by Nicole Kassel and Quyen Tran, it’s captivating and unsettling. After Devon (...

His murals can be seen all over the sometimes dimly lit streets of old Nicosia. In them, Fikos combines ancient art styles to display modern issues. The unveiling of his ...

If you are staying put, there is plenty going on to keep you busy. Beach breaks, mountain road trips and festivals of all kinds arrive to make Cyprus’ holiday month ...

And just like that, it was there. Right there. I opened my App Store and, right at the very top, there was the HBO Max app and a prompt asking ...

They live in the village of Ayia Triada, halfway up the Karpasia peninsula with its sleepy roads set amid thickets of pine, palm and olive – though also in the pages ...

Where do you live?I come from Dasaki Achnas and I live with my parents. What did you have for breakfast?I ate cereal with oat milk. Describe your perfect ...

Few series open with quite such immediacy as To Navayio (The Shipwreck), which premiered a few days ago on Alpha Cyprus. The first images were striking, restless Aegean waters under ...

It is rare for me to eat at the same restaurant twice in the space of seven days, but last week this is what happened at Psarou Fish Tavern. Since ...

Bartending with no experience can be daunting, but on a sunny Saturday afternoon in the centre of old Larnaca, first-time participants skillfully mixed their way through three different recipes reflecting ...

In Meeting Sister, Turkish Cypriot novelist Metin Murat returns to the characters first met in his debut book, 2022’s The Cresent Moon Fox. But this time round the focus is ...

We had a good run. Homo sapiens have been around for roughly 300,000 years, evolving from rock-throwing cave dwellers to rocket-launching studio apartment renters. Could we have done better? Absolutely. Regardless, ...

This is the story of a happy surprise. The hero of our story is Faros, a bakery and confectionery that’s long been part of the landscape in old Nicosia – ...

Where do you live?I live alone in Mitsero, a village 25km from Nicosia. What did you have for breakfast?I don’t usually have breakfast, just a cup of ...

Washington is thrown into catastrophe. In the opening episode of Netflix’s Designated Survivor an explosion during the State of the Union address kills the President, the Vice President, and ...

Six years after being given just three months to live, Cyprus’ first female professional bouzouki player Georgia Kombou brought the Limassol seafront to life this week with an open air ...

Perhaps it was the music that drew us in. Two local artists performing Cypriot and Greek folk songs for patrons enjoying a meal outside. Whatever the reason, our impromptu visit ...

By Christina Michailidis The other day in my gym class full of fresh-faced university students, I noticed something surprising – the 20 somthings weren’t the ones breezing through the workout, it ...

Stepping out of a Nicosia restaurant one evening, I walked along the pavement when a sound stopped me. It wasn’t the roar of a car speeding past, it was ...

Moving from the console to the big screen more often than not spells disaster both commercially and critically. It turns out that adapting an art form that unfolds over tens ...

There is more to a cup of Cyprus coffee than its strong, bitter taste. In a new book on the matter, Aspasia Papadima unfolds the secrets of the island’s ...

Where do you live?In a listed house in the centre of Nicosia with my family and two cats. What did you have for breakfast?Caffe latte and croissant. Describe ...

Kim’s Convenience follows a family of Korean immigrants running a convenience store in the Moss Park neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada. The show juggles a continuous parade of colourful characters ...