Ancient Idalion Archaeological Site

The archaeological site of Idalion, in the Dali Village area, is one of the most important sites in Cyprus, with many of its rich findings now exhibited in some of the most renown museums of the world.

The ancient city was founded by the Achaean hero of the Trojan war, Chalcanor – descendant of Teucer, the founder of Salamis. According to legend, Ancient Idalion is where Adonis – Aphrodite’s lover – was killed by her jealous lover Aris, the Olympian God of War.

The kingdom flourished until the middle of the 5th century BC, when its capital was besieged and captured by the Phoenician kings of Kition. Finds have been unearthed from both settlements and cemeteries in the region, with the earliest remains of human occupation found at the locality of Agridi, dating back to the 7th and 5th centuries BC.

The site houses a museum and Visitor Centre, which showcase its finds, and is also linked with the Aphrodite Cultural Route.

Region: Lefkosia (Nicosia)
Address: Dali village
Contact No: Tel: +357 22 444 818
Operating Hours: Monday – Friday: 08:30 – 16:00
Closed on weekends.
Operating Period: All year round.
Closed on Public Holidays.
Entrance Fee: €2,50
For organised groups consisting of more than 10 persons there is a 20% reduction on the entry fees.
The Department of Antiquities can issue special entry cards for all its museums and ancient monuments: One (1) day entry cards – €8,50, three (3) day entry cards – €17,00, seven (7) day entry cards – €25,00.
Disabled Access: Wheelchair accessible.
Website: www.mcw.gov.cy/da
  Opening and closing times as well as entrance fees, are subject to alterations without notice. Visitors are advised to check before visiting.
 

Four Seasons major renovations!

The Four Seasons Hotel in Limassol (Lemesos), among most beloved 5 Star Deluxe hospitality establishments worldwide, has revealed an update on its extensive renovation works, which began in November 2015.
 
“Luxury, warmth and elegance are the key words in the concept behind the design. Light colors with prolific use of wood, marble and impressive chandeliers add a chic, sophisticated style!”
 
There is a brand new reception and lobby area. In the rooms, the new furniture and soft furnishings, fixtures, fittings, lighting and bathrooms will create a total new look. New in-room technology will make everyone’s stay even more comfortable and luxurious.”
 
Moreover, in the public areas, guests will discover a new dining concept in one of the hotel’s restaurants. Those who visit the Vista Bar & Terrace, the adults pool area, the Shiseido Spa reception area and the Four Seasons Ballroom, will notice that only the impeccable service has remained the same.
 
As always, these developments are to be made in response to guest feedback and market trends, as Four Seasons continues its efforts anticipate the wishes of guests.

Σχολή Ξεναγών 2018 – 2019

ΑΚΑΔΗΜΑΪΚΟΣ ΚΥΚΛΟΣ ΣΠΟΥΔΩΝ 2018 – 2019
 

Ιστορικά η Σχολή Ξεναγών άρχισε τη λειτουργία της με την ανεξαρτησία της Κύπρου όταν για πρώτη φορά στην Κύπρο οργανώθηκε σειρά μαθημάτων με εντατικό ρυθμό και δημιουργήθηκε η πρώτη ομάδα ξεναγών. Πρωτεργάτης και θεμελιωτής της Σχολής υπήρξε ο Σάββας Πατσαλίδης, ο οποίος με την ίδρυση του Κυπριακού Οργανισμού Τουρισμού ανέλαβε την μετεξέλιξη και ίδρυση της σχολής υπό την εποπτεία του ΚΟΤ το 1969.

Αρχικά η Σχολή λειτουργούσε με τη συνεργασία του Υπουργείου Παιδείας και του Τμήματος Αρχαιοτήτων, ενώ από το 1994 το εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα υλοποιείται με τη συνεργασία του Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου.

Η ισχυρή παράδοση και η εκάστοτε Διεύθυνση της Σχολής Ξεναγών υπήρξαν ανέκαθεν η κινητήριος δύναμη για τη συνεχιζόμενη αναβάθμιση της σχολής και την προαγωγή της αριστείας στην εκπαίδευση των φοιτητών της. Είναι από της πρώτες σχολές που έχουν εφαρμόσει το Ευρωπαϊκό πρότυπο εκπαίδευσης ξεναγών και το εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα της Σχολής είναι αναγνωρισμένο από τη Παγκόσμια Ομοσπονδία Συνδέσμων Ξεναγών (WFTGA).

Η Σχολή Ξεναγών είναι αναγνωρισμένη σχολή τριτοβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης από το Υπουργείο Παιδείας και το ΚΥΣΑΤΣ.

Απόσπασμα από την Ετήσια Έκθεση ΚΟΤ για το έτος 1971

EUROPEAN GOLF TOUR

Wolrd-class Golf Event to be held in Cyprus

The Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism is proud sponsor of one of the most renowned, world-class sports events, the European Tour PGA Golf consecutive tournaments that will be held at Aphrodite Hills PGA National Cyprus Golf Course, with prize funds of €1million for each tournament. The Cyprus Open will take place from October 29th to November 1st, followed by the Cyprus Classic from November 5th-8th. 500 visitors, including some of the best professional golfers of the world, as well as golf and media professionals, will be attending the event, whilst the tournaments will have full TV and media coverage from the European Tour Productions and Sky Sports Television network, reaching more than 400 million subscribers.

Golf in Cyprus is growing and Cyprus is joining forces with the biggest names in the industry! #golf #PGA #europeantour #tournaments #golfing #skysports #sports

Λογότυπο και Νέα Τουριστική Ταυτότητα

ΛΟΓΟΤΥΠΟ ΚΑΙ ΝΕΑ ΤΟΥΡΙΣΤΙΚΗ ΤΑΥΤΟΤΗΤΑ

Το Υφυπουργείο Τουρισμού Κύπρου έχει τη χαρά να σας ανακοινώσει τo λανσάρισμα του νέου λογοτύπου και της νέας τουριστικής ταυτότητας της Κύπρου και σας προσκαλούμε να ερωτευτείτε την Κύπρο ξανά.
Εδώ και χρόνια, η τουριστική ταυτότητα της Κύπρου εξελίχτηκε και διαμορφώθηκε αρκετές φορές, η έννοια που επικράτησε όμως διαχρονικά, ήταν αυτή της Αγάπης. Η αγάπη που τρέφουμε για το νησί μας, η αγάπη για την Κύπρο που φέρνει πιο κοντά τουρίστες και ντόπιους γεφυρώνοντας κουλτούρες και η αγάπη και η φιλοξενία με την οποία υποδεχόμαστε και αγκαλιάζουμε τους επισκέπτες της χώρας μας. Είμαστε ένα συνονθύλευμα πολιτισμών, ένας πολύπλευρος προορισμός,  που προσφέρει μια πρόσμειξη μοναδικών εμπειριών και όλα αυτά χάρη στην αυθεντική και γενναιόδωρη φιλοξενία των ανθρώπων του νησιού μας. Έχοντας τα παραπάνω υπόψιν, ήταν ξεκάθαρο για μας ότι έπρεπε να ανακαλύψουμε ένα νέο τρόπο να αποδώσουμε και να παρουσιάσουμε την έννοια της Αγάπης ξανά.

Ξεκινήσαμε να σκεφτόμαστε χρώματα και σχήματα. Υπήρχαν βέβαια και κάποιες παράμετροι οι οποίες θέλαμε να κρατήσουμε. Θέλαμε να δημιουργήσουμε ένα λογότυπο που θα αντικατόπτριζε την έννοια της Αγάπης.  Ένα λογότυπο που θα μας επέτρεπε να παραθέσουμε τα παρακάτω:

  • Διαφορετικές προοπτικές.
  • Διάφορες εμπειρίες και δραστηριότητες.
  • Σύμμειξη φύσης και πολιτισμού.
  • Ένα λογότυπο που θα ήταν ευέλικτο και ευπροσάρμοστο αναλόγως αναγκών.
  • Ένα λογότυπο που θα διευκόλυνε την επικοινωνία δραστηριοτήτων χωρίς να περιορίζει τις δυνατότητες τους.
  • Ένα διαχρονικό λογότυπο.
  • Ένα λογότυπο που θα ταίριαζε με τον ψηφιακό κόσμο με τον οποίο συνδεόμαστε και επικοινωνούμε.

Προσδιορίσαμε λοιπόν τη χρωματική μας παλέτα προκειμένου να αντιπροσωπεύονται όλες οι όψεις της Κύπρου: ο ήλιος (πορτοκαλί), ο πολιτισμός (κίτρινο), ο ουρανός και η θάλασσα (μπλε) και τα δάση, τις ελιές, τη φύση μας (πράσινο). Έτσι το λογότυπο μας πήρε τη μορφή του από τη σύμμειξη αυτών των στοιχείων και των χρωμάτων. Έπειτα, θελήσαμε να του δώσουμε μια πιο πολύπλευρη πινελιά, για να μπορεί να αντανακλά τα πολλά και διαφορετικά στοιχεία της χώρας μας και να προωθεί τα ειδικά ενδιαφέροντα που προσφέρει η Κύπρος. Για αυτό και δημιουργήσαμε ένα αρκετά ευπροσάρμοστο λογότυπο, μια ευέλικτη χρωματική παλέτα κι ένα ρευστό/αφαιρετικό περίγραμμα που θα καλύπτει όλες τις σχεδιαστικές μας ανάγκες, αλλά και του ευρύτερου τομέα συνεργατών μας, αφού το νέο λογότυπο θα μπορεί να χρησιμοποιείται και από τους τουριστικούς εταίρους μας, εφόσον πληρούν κάποια κριτήρια τα οποία θα αναρτηθούν στην εταιρική μας ιστοσελίδα.

Τέλος, σας προσκαλούμε να συμμετέχετε ενισχύοντας τις προσπάθειές προώθησης της χώρας και να αγαπήσετε την Κύπρο ξανά!

New Logo and Brand Identity

CYPRUS TOURISM’S NEW LOGO AND BRAND IDENTITY
 
The Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism is proud to launch its new Logo and Brand Identity and invites you to Love Cyprus all over again!

Throughout the years, our islands’ brand identity evolution featured various forms and notions, however the one that prevailed was that of Love. The love we have for our island, the love we share with our tourists for Cyprus, the love and hospitality we show our visitors when we welcome them to our country. We are a fusion of civilizations and cultures, a versatile destination, with an amalgamation of experiences to offer and of course everything is made possible through the love and care of the authentic hospitality our people so generously offer. It thus became clear, that we needed to reinvent and visualise the concept of Love Cyprus once more.  

Having a clear direction on this we had to think how to visually represent it. We started thinking of colours and forms. There were however key guidelines we wanted to keep. We wanted to create a logo that could facilitate this concept. A logo that would enable us to demonstrate the following:

  • Different perspectives.
  • Diverse experiences and pleasures.
  • Natural & cultural fusion.
  • A logo that would be flexible and adaptable.
  • A logo that could enable the communication activities without limiting their potential.
  • A logo that could remain fresh in time.
  • A logo that could work well in the digitally connected world we live and communicate in.

We started off with defining our colour palette in order to best represent all aspects of Cyprus: the sun (orange), our culture (yellow), the sky and the sea (blue) and finally the forests, the olive groves, our lush nature (green). Thus, our logo was formed by a fusion of these elements and colours. Next, we wanted to give it a more versatile nature, that could reflect the many elements of our country and represent all the special interests we have to offer. That is why we have created a highly adaptable logo, with a flexible colour palette and a fluid outline.
Having this aspect of our logo in mind we would also like to announce that our new logo will be open for use to all interested parties, as long as they fulfil the criteria set by the Deputy Ministry of Tourism, that will be found on our corporate website.

And on that note, we would like you to join and support our efforts to promote our country and Love Cyprus all over again!

Vacant position in Amsterdam

Applications are invited for one position for Assistant Sales and Marketing Officer at the Office of the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism, in Amsterdam.
 
The post entails promotion of the Cyprus tourism product to the trade and the public, in the countries of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, with the organization and implementation of promotional activities, sales calls, fam trips, provision of information, exhibiting at fairs etc.
 
Salary: €3.045,00 gross per month (x13)
 
Applicants must have the following qualifications:
 

  • University degree. A university degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Public Relations, Tourism or in a related subject will be considered as an advantage.
  • Past experience of at least one year in the tourism, travel (travel agents, tour operators, airways) or hotel industry (Marketing or Sales or Public Relations).
  • Excellent knowledge of the Dutch and English languages. Good knowledge of the Greek language will be considered as an advantage.
  • Pleasant personality, social and organisational skills, prepared to work beyond the standard working hours and outside of Amsterdam. The position also involves working out of the office.
  • Good Knowledge of Microsoft office (Word / Excel / PowerPoint) and Internet.

 
For a Job Description please click here
Written applications with a C.V. in English should be sent to [email protected] by 29/5/2023 at the latest.

Vacant position in Frankfurt

Applications are invited for the position of Information Officer/Secretary at the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism’s Office in Frankfurt.
 
The post entails administrative/secretarial duties but also duties related to the promotion of the Cyprus tourism product in Germany, which entail primarily the provision of relevant information to the public and industry partners, but also the provision of support towards the implementation of the office’s action plan.
 
Salary: € 2750 monthly (x13) 
 
Applicants must have the following qualifications:
 
·         High School Diploma or equivalent qualification. College Diploma or University Degree will be considered as an advantage.
·         Excellent knowledge of the German and very good knowledge of the English language.
·         Good knowledge of Greek will be considered as an advantage.
·         Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Software (including Word and Excel).
·         Good communication, organisational and administrative skills.
·         Pleasant personality, able to work under pressure. Experience in the Tourism Sector or in providing information, will be considered as an advantage.
·         Knowledge of the Cyprus Tourism product will be considered as an advantage.
 
Main Duties:
 
1.    Handling all administrative work in the office, which includes:
·                              Answering telephone calls
·                              Typing and filing
·                              Handle mail(incoming mail and outgoing)
·                              Handling correspondence, draft and type letters, file and trace correspondence.
 
2.    Handling information requests from the public and the travel trade both on the telephone and personally. Providing the requested promotional material, whenever necessary.
3.    To set-up and control an inventory system for the storage of the brochures and other promotional materials, ensuring that they are kept neat and well stocked at all times.
4.    To keep computerised databases on journalists, travel writers, travel agents and tour operators.
5.    To ensure that all the Office’s files and records are kept in order and that all the information is up-to-date and accurate.
6.    To ensure that all weekly/monthly data reports are filled in and issued on time and in accordance with the Office’s policies and procedures.
7.    To undertake any other job assignments given by the Officer in Charge of the Office within the overall scope of the position, such as participating in tourist fairs and providing assistance in their organisation, or any other events organised by the Office etc.
8.    Reporting to the Director/Head of the Deputy Ministry of Tourism Office in Frankfurt and through him/her, to the Deputy Ministry of Tourism in Cyprus.
 
  
Written applications with a C.V. in English, academic qualifications / transcripts, proof of past experience and certificate of clean criminal record issued within the last 3 months by the competent authorities(all translated in English and certified as true copies) should be sent by email to: [email protected]
 
Closing date for applications is September 22, 2023, 17.00 (CET)