The end of the road for one of Cyprus’ most ancient traditions?
Cheap Chinese imports and the lack of a market willing to pay the hiogh prices such detailed work demands are driving the makers of Lefkara lace out of business
Purple pleasures
Interior design trends often follow those of the catwalk, and this season it is all about shades of purple
Passion: kite surfing
Waking up the senses
Being thrown through the air at great speeds does not sound like most people’s idea of fun. But for two Nicosia men, kit surfing is an addiction
Greek fashion from days gone by
Get a different take on vintage at an exhibition of the designs of Greek designers who had a huge impact on the international fashion industry
Let the train take the strain
There are few better ways to travel around France than on the French railway system, the SNCF
Forget the asylum, the lunatics have moved to my street
I think they put something in the water on my street as I seem to be surrounded by lunatics.
Art on and in the bottle
Limited edition wine bottles launched in Paphos
Sporting Limassol
Cyprus’ biggest festival of sport kicks off next weekend in Limassol. Whether you watch or take active part is up to you
TWO OF THE YEAR’S BEST FILMS OPEN ON THE SAME WEEKEND
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM ****
DIRECTED BY Paul Greengrass
STARRING Matt Damon, David Strathairn, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles
US 2007 111 mins.
RATATOUILLE ****
DIRECTED BY Brad Bird
WITH THE VOICES OF Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Janeane Garofalo
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.
