There’s something for everyone on Captain Corelli’s island
IT’S THE great escape period of the year, with the sweltering months of July and August making most of us ache for a drop in temperature. This is the time when wise locals depart for one of the seven exceedingly friendly and always beautiful Ionian islands.
A month of ancient Greek drama from around the world kicks off this week
Solid blocks
Paphos-based artist charms patrons from around the world with her open style
MIRIAM McConnon canvasses reflect her fascination with the Tombs of the Kings; many of the images are of a watery golden light set against solid blocks of mixed colours, although her work is such that you are able to evoke almost anything you like from it including great pleasure.
IN THE interests of fairness, I went back again and again sniffing, nibbling, cleansing the palate to make sure of my verdict. All olive oils tested were extra virgin olive oils produced in Cyprus. I found that some brands were either inadequately labelled or their labels were misleading. A couple of brands stated that their product was cholesterol free.
What is it about Harley Davidson’s that makes them so appealing
IT SOUNDS like rolling thunder, has lots of chrome, swept back handlebars, low slung seat and even if Blind Pugh had also lost his hearing he would still have been able to physically ‘feel’ the sound this machine makes.
“The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold.” Lord Byron might not have thought it at the time but The Destruction of Sennacherib is kind of like the school holidays, except my wolves are in sheep’s clothing and the state of the living room looks worse.
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Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is a perennial member of the Asteraceae family, growing to about 50cm with ragged toothed leaves, hollow stalks and golden flowers that turn into fairy clocks. Thought to be native to Europe and the Caucasus, it will grow anywhere and requires no particular soil. The name derives from the Greek words for disorder (taraxo) and remedy (akos).
Old Town Restaurant
Secret garden
Established restaurant in Polis is well worth the trip
THE Old Town Restaurant in Polis is a quiet and ever so discreet gem of a place. Here, no-one need fear the new, modernist mix approach.
The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.
