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About Cyprus

About Cyprus

•  Geography
•  Economy
•  Cuisine
•  History
•  Climate
•  Culture
•  POI
•  Attractions
•  Beaches

Geography

Floating on the waters of the European Mediterranean, but pointing longingly towards the shores of Syria, Turkey and Lebanon, Cyprus is an odd mixture. It is a kaleidoscopic blend: its cultural influences are dominated by Western Europe, but its geographic proximity to Asia and Africa gives it more than just a hint of the East. Long coveted by mainland Greece and Turkey, this small island has its own definite and beguiling character.

Whether you know it as the «island of sin» (or «fun») thanks to wild stories from Agia Napa; the country that entered the EU only as a half; or, as the tourist brochures love to point out, «the island of Aphrodite», Cyprus both confirms and confounds the stereotype.

Cyprus

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/cyprus

Economy

  • • Industry: Tourism, food and beverage processing, cement and gypsum production, ship repair
  • • Agriculture: Citrus, vegetables, barley, grapes, olives, poultry, dairy
  • • Exports: Citrus, potatoes, pharmaceuticals, cement, clothing

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/cyprus-facts/

Cuisine

Cyprus

Halloumi cheese originated in Cyprus and was initially made during the Medieval Byzantine period, subsequently gaining popularity throughout the Middle-East. Halloumi (Hellim) is commonly served sliced, either fresh or grilled, as an appetiser.

Seafood and fish dishes of Cyprus include squid, octopus, red mullet, and sea bass. Cucumber and tomato are used widely in salads. Common vegetable preparations include potatoes in olive oil and parsley, pickled cauliflower and beets, asparagus and Taro. Other traditional delicacies of the island are meat marinated in dried coriander, seeds and wine, and eventually dried and smoked, such as lountza (smoked pork loin), charcoal-grilled lamb, souvlaki (pork and chicken cooked over charcoal), and sheftalia (minced meat wrapped in mesentery). Pourgouri (bulgur, cracked wheat) is the traditional carbohydrate other than bread, and is used to make the Cypriot delicacy koubes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus#Cuisine

History

Cyprus

Cypriot culture is among the oldest in the Mediterranean. By 3700 BC, the island was well inhabited, a crossroads between East and West. The island fell successively under Assyrian, Egyptian, Persian, Greek, and Roman domination. For 800 years, beginning in 364 AD, Cyprus was ruled by Byzantium. After brief possession by King Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) of England during the Crusades, the island came under Frankish control in the late 12th century. It was ceded to the Venetian Republic in 1489 and conquered by the Ottoman Turks in 1571. The Ottomans applied the millet system to Cyprus, which allowed religious authorities to govern their own non-Muslim minorities. This system reinforced the position of the Orthodox Church and the cohesion of the ethnic Greek population. Most of the Turks who settled on the island during the 3 centuries of Ottoman rule remained when control of Cyprus--although not sovereignty--was ceded to Great Britain in 1878. Many left for Turkey during the 1920s, however. The island was annexed formally by the United Kingdom in 1914 at the outbreak of World War I and became a crown colony in 1925.

http://www.aboutcyprus.com/cyprus_problem.htm

Climate

Cyprus

Cyprus has a subtropical climate – Mediterranean and Semi-arid type (in the north-eastern part of island) – according to Köppen climate classification signes Csa and Bsh, with very mild winters (on the coast) and warm to hot summers. Snow is possible only in the Troodos Mountains in the central part of island. Rain occurs mainly in winter, with summer being generally dry.

Cyprus has the warmest climate (and warmest winters) in the Mediterranean part of the European Union. The average annual temperature on the coast is around 24 °C (75 °F) during the day and 14 °C (57 °F) at night.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus

Culture

Cyprus

Cypriots are not always described simply as «Cypriots». The word is often used together with the prefix «Greek» or «Turkish» in recognition of the two major ethnic groups that inhabit the island: the Greek-speaking Greek Orthodox community and the Turkish-speaking Muslims.

http://www.cyprus.com/cypriot-people---culture.html

POI

Cyprus is one of the most beautiful islands in the Mediterranean. With a surface of nearly 10000 km² and a mountain massif of scarcely 2000 m height, offers the island a varied landscape ideal for nature- and sun-lovers. Walking, bathing, dipping, sailing, MTB-biking, cycling, trekking, playing golf are only few from the many activities which one can have in Cyprus. Cyprus has beautiful sights and attraction points. The are many historical sights and many attraction points all over the island. Best of all cheap flights to Cyprus make the island easy and affordable to access, so you can come back year after year.

http://www.cyprusvillages.com.cy/cyprus-sights-attractions-places-sightseeing/

Attractions

Cyprus

The gorgeous Akamas peninsula, on the north western tip of the island has a unique but fragile beauty. Unique, as it is the last coastal region on the island of Cyprus to remain largely untouched by mass tourism and development. Fragile, as the beauty of the Akamas remains under threat.

Whilst conservationists have lobbyed to protect the area for the past 20 years, the government is yet to fully declare the area a Cyprus National park as it tries to please local landowners as well as maintaining the region's tourist appeal.

http://www.cyprus-travel-secrets.com/akamas-peninsula.html

Beaches

And speaking of nice weather...

http://www.cyprus.com/sights-attractions/beaches.html

 

 

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