Information point highlighting Troodos’ diversity unveiled
A €1.3m information point in Platania was inaugurated on Tuesday as part of the iLIFE-Troodos project set to promote national assets and ecosystems. Speaking from...
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Anastasiades meeting party leaders in Troodos
President Nicos Anastasiades was on Monday briefing political party leaders ahead of his meeting with the Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on August 9. The...
Copper, gold prospects in Troodos, British mining company says
A London-based company, Chesterfield Resources, has identified copper and gold prospects in the western Troodos area, the head of the company Martin French told IGTV’s...
Heavy rain and wind in mountains affecting road conditions, police warn
Police warned on Sunday afternoon that mountain areas had been hit by heavy rain and roads were slippery. Torrential rain was falling in Troodos, Platres...
Looking for long-lost family friend
My name is Karen Bishop. I am 65 years old and live in the UK. I am writing to enlist your readers’ help in a...
Plan for rejuvenation of mountain villages to be ready in May
By Annette Chrysostomou The comprehensive plan to rejuvenate the mountain communities is close to completion, the mountain development commissioner Yiannakis Papadouris told the Sunday Mail...
Two teenage girls rescued after sledge falls into gorge
Two teenage girls who fell 300m into a gorge while sledging in Troodos had to be rescued by the police on Sunday morning. Police were...
Scout group rescued from Troodos after getting lost (updated) (v)
A massive police operation to rescue 21 people who were lost on the Troodos mountains as of Saturday afternoon came to a happy ending on...
Plan outlined for improved road to the mountains
An improved timetable for the construction of a new Limassol to Troodos road was presented by Transport Minister Vasiliki Anastasiadou on Friday. According to the...
Increased traffic to Troodos as snow deepens (Update)
Police on Saturday said that there was increased traffic in Troodos’ Olympus area as visitors rushed to enjoy the snow, which reached 65 centimetres following...
All roads to Troodos only open to 4X4s and vehicles with snow chains (Update 1)
Police said Sunday afternoon that all roads leading to Troodos were open only to vehicles with four-wheel drive, or fitted with anti-slip chains. A police...
Police issue Troodos weather warning for motorists
Police have announced that all roads leading to Troodos, both from Limassol and Nicosia, are closed due to heavy snowfall. The following roads are open...
‘New era’ for mountain communities as first-ever commissioner sworn in
By Lizzy Ioannidou For the first time, the government on Monday appointed a commissioner for the development of mountain communities who will coordinate the finalisation...
Photo contest on ‘Troodos, it is in our nature’
As part of the iLIFE-TROODOS project, Frederick University has helped organise a photo contest under the heading “Troodos, it is in our nature”. The contest...
Government plan for Troodos to be ready in September
The government will announce its plan for developing the mountain villages and resorts in September, President Nicos Anastasiades said at an event on Thursday night....
New finds show importance of Troodos in prehistory
New finds including stone tools, pictographs, jewellery and animal feed have been uncovered during the latest excavations at a Neolithic site in the Troodos mountains...
Mountain resorts in deep recession
By Jean Christou A Limassol-based economist has sent out an SOS for the survival of Platres, saying almost all of its hotels had closed down,...
Troodos roads open but slippery
Police announced on Sunday that all roads leading to Troodos were open but slippery. They said that on the Platres – Trooditissas – Prodromos road...
Heavy traffic on road to Troodos, police say
Police on Sunday afternoon urged drivers heading to and returning from Troodos to be especially careful due to increased traffic in the area. Following the...
Heavy traffic on Nicosia-Troodos road
Police announced on Sunday midday that there was heavy traffic on the Nicosia-Troodos highway neat Astromeritis and Akaki, urging drivers to be cautious and to...
