The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announced the completion of the 2019 Ancient Akrotiri Project (AAP), led by the University of Leicester under the direction of Simon James, professor.

Nine mountainous communities have cemented their beekeeping and honey producing identity as part of the new Honey Routes - Cyprus’ tourism programme.

The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announced that on May 14, a reliquary case stolen from the Agios Mamas Church located in occupied Morfou was returned to its rightful owner, in Dusseldorf, Germany.

A recent meeting was held between the board of directors the Tourism Development and Promotion Board of Larnaca and the general manager of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works and the director of the Department of Antiquities.

With a common goal to promote Cyprus’ gastronomy and local products, the Deputy Ministry of Tourism and the Cyprus Chefs Association (CCA) will organise between May 06 - 12, the ‘Cyprus Breakfast and Brunch Week’.

The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announced that ICOMOS Cyprus and the Department of Antiquities with the support of National Commission for UNESCO co-organised an event entitled ‘The Drywall Rural Landscape’, as part of the celebrations of the International Day for Monuments and Sites, which took place at the village of Omodos.