The details for the Cyprus sunshine cup 2009 mountain biking race have been announced and the gruelling challenge this year includes a new course. Four rounds will take place between February 22nd and March 15th 2009 at Tochni, Voroklini and Afxentia, as well as a new race at Amathous. All the courses are [...]
In recent years the capital of Cyprus has become more and more crowded with development and so developers have been looking to Larnaca to further their investment opportunities. New golf resorts, a new marina large enough to take the most luxury of yachts and an already thriving tourist industry are only a few [...]
Commandaria is the oldest wine in Cyprus and the oldest wine brand name in the World; it was first drunk by the ancients at festivals celebrating the life of Aphrodite and has been drunk throughout the ages by Kings and peasants alike. Richard the Lionheart described it as, “the wine of Kings and [...]
If we are all honest I bet the majority of us love the idea of a Mediterranean Island holiday – relaxing in the sun, on a beach or by a pool, sipping a drink, reading, sun bathing – doing whatever you feel like. Sounds good doesn’t it?! For many people the purse strings are [...]
The production of Zivania, one of Cyprus’s traditional alcoholic drinks, dates back to the end of the 14th century. Zivania is produced by distilling pressed grape residues in special stills or cauldrons using a simple, age-old tradition passed proudly from generation to generation in the island’s wine villages. The traditional technique helps to separate et […]