Festive fun and a bit of work in Troodos (pics)
The level of snow in the Troodos mountains area reached 22 centimetres on Wednesday, the met office said, adding that further snowfall was expected in the coming days.
Due to adverse ...
Roads to Troodos open only to 4×4 vehicles
Amid light snowfall at intervals in Troodos, police said on Monday that the Troodos-Prodromos, Platres-Troodos and Karvounas-Troodos roads are open only to four-wheel drive vehicles and cars equipped with snow ...
Roads to Troodos reopened to all vehicles
The roads leading to Troodos reopened for all vehicles at noon on Thursday, police said, after the snow of the previous day melted.
But police still warned drivers visiting the ...
Troodos roads only for four-wheel driving or snow chains (Update 3)
The fire service responded to more than 15 calls on Wednesday for flooding of buildings in most cases, due to the storms that affected the island.
Torrential rain and snow in ...
Light snow, low temperatures usher in winter (updated)
The first snow fell on the highest mountains of Troodos on Wednesday morning, ushering in the winter season.
Temperatures experienced a sharp drop on the first day of December, reaching ...
The significance of a bird in a tree
Crossbills, Black Pines and Troodos are intricately linked. COP26 must make sure it stays that way
The give-away, as often, was the soft ‘pok’ sound made by a pinecone landing ...
Cabinet to convene on Monday at Troodos summer residence
President Nicos Anastasiades will chair a meeting of the cabinet on Monday at the presidential summer residence in the Troodos mountains.
According to CNΑ sources minsters are expected to discuss ...
Traffic jams on roads to Troodos
Police on Saturday said there was increased traffic toward Troodos and urged motorists to be patient.
According to an announcement, to prevent crowds gathering in the area, police said they ...
Some Troodos roads open only to 4X4s
Police have announced that the roads from Troodos to Platres-Karvouna and Troodos-Prodromou are only open to 4X4s and vehicles with snow chains due to heavy frost.
Also slippery are ...
Some roads to Troodos closed due to snow and ice
With snow and ice on the roads in the higher mountains, police on Wednesday morning warned the roads leading to Troodos from Platres, Karvounas and Prodromos, were open only to ...
Names of 9,000 Cyprus residents sent to Mars
By Athena Arsalidou
Nine thousand Cypriots took the opportunity to participate in Nasa’s ‘Send Your Name to Mars’ campaign, which invited people around the world to submit their names ...
Roads to Troodos open only for 4-wheel drive, rain and snow expected
Roads around Troodos are open only to vehicles equipped with snow chains or four-wheel drive due to light snow fall in the area, police warned on Tuesday morning.
The affected ...
Coronavirus: police issue 114 fines for Covid violations, patrol Troodos roads
Police booked 113 individuals and one business owner in the last 24 hour for violating Covid restrictions.
A police spokesperson told CNA that the force carried out a total of 7,795 checks throughout ...
Coronavirus: Police up checks to stop people going to Troodos
Police on Saturday stepped up checks in a bid to precent people from reaching Troodos after access to nature paths was banned due to overcrowding in the area.
The health ...
Roads to Troodos closed because of snow
Several mountain roads were closed on Friday due to overnight snowfall in the Troodos area, police said.
Due to the accumulation of snow, the roads between Platres and Troodos, Karvouna – ...
All roads to Troodos closed to traffic
Police on Thursday night closed all major roads in the Troodos mountain range as they were deemed unsafe for travel due to heavy snowfall.
The Platres-Troodos, Karvounas-Troodos, and Prodromou-Troodos roads ...
Coronavirus: outrage over nature trail, mountain ban (Updated)
The decision to ban access to nature trails, the forests and mountains as part of measures to restrict the spread of coronavirus is illogical and restricts human rights, the Green ...