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CYPRUS | Thu, 23 Mar 2017 | By charis | Views [611]
The Ottoman rule in Cyprus between 1571-1878 unsurprisingly led to the appearance of a number of public baths (hamams) for the cleansing, relaxation and social networking of the people of that time. Both of the two hamams which are still in operation ... Read more >
Tags: architecture, famagusta, hamam, nicosia, paphos, relaxation, walled city
CYPRUS | Fri, 30 May 2014 | By ignacio | Views [509]
Nicosia looks quite like a normal city when you arrive there. You may be shocked by the fact that you may find more Greek flags than Cypriot ones, but actually except for the fact that they drive on their left it looks completely like a Greek city. The ... Read more >
Tags: border, cyprus, greece, greek, lefkosia, nicosia, travel, turkey, turkish
WORLDWIDE | Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By beaper | Views [325] | Scholarship Entry
After crossing the Ledra Street checkpoint you suddenly find yourself into another world. The same Nicosia, that only a few steps before was full of stores, with clean and tidy streets, now becomes a big open air Oriental styled bazaar. Furthermore, ... Read more >
Tags: cyprus, nicosia, travel writing scholarship 2012