It was back in 1191 AD when the small island of Cyprus, was invaded by the massive military force of the King of England, Richard the Lionheart. Without finding any resistance from the Byzantines that held the island, they reached the outskirts of the capital. In the ensuing battle between the in...

The small, abandoned settlement of the Venetian Empire on the island of Cyprus, carrying the name of an administrative region of southern Italy, Drapia, is another “monument” of residue.

It is built on a hill slope, northwest of the village of Kalavasos, halfway on the road taking you to ...