Today in 1937, the travel experts of the popular periodical The Sphere advised readers that the best route to Cyprus was by train to Trieste and thence by the Lloyd Triestino boat which left every Wednesday at 13.00 and arrives at Larnaca on Sunday at 14.00. It continued:
The 2nd-class fare with out sleeper was 6 pounds, whilst the 1st-class fare on the boat costs £22, tourist £9 5s. Read the story >>>
American actress Raquel Welch has been spotted on the streets of Cyprus filming “The Beloved” presently being shot on the island under the direction of George Pan Cosmatos of Greece.
British actor Richard Johnson plays opposite Miss Welch with another British actor, Jack Hawkins, in a supporting role.
Raquel Welch plays a Greek peasant wife who takes Richard Johnson as a lover when her husband, played by German actor Frank Wolff, becomes inattentive. Read the story >>>
On this day in 1956, the Royal Air Force dropped 250 loaves of bread to relieve the isolated villagers of Prodromos, some 4,000 feet up in the Troodos mountains.
Cyprus was in the grip of a cold snap, with snow in the mountains.The bread, which came mostly from RAF messes, was canvassed at short notice, before an Anson aircraft left Nicosia airfield on a gradual ascent on the mercy flight. Read the story >>>
On this day in 1960, a series of robberies – which was reportedly ‘making Limassol the islands worst crime spot’ – reached a new high.
The news was splashed on the front page of the Times of Cyprus, which noted, over the last 48 hours, Police revealed that thieves: Read the Story >>>
On this day in 1950, the heaviest snowfall in living memory halted rail and air communications on Cyprus.
Roads were impassable, the airport closed and power cuts were widespread.
In Nicosia, the capital, the snow was 12in. deep according to reports. Read the story >>>>