Women involved in the traditional art of Lefkara embroidery will submit proposals to PresidentNikos Christodoulides aimed at safeguarding and ensuring the continuation of the craft.
There’s something about a public holiday that makes you want to wander. We’d gone up to Lefkara village to stay the night, and the afternoon was perfect for a stroll ... It felt like fate, or at least good timing ... WHERE. 7 Giannou Kranidioti, Pano Lefkara.
The mayor of Pano Lefkara on the island of Cyprus has denounced alleged bribery and misuse involving Turkish Cypriot properties in the village, calling on authorities to take immediate action to address the issue, local media reported Thursday ... .
Mismanagement of Turkish Cypriot homes in Pano Lefkara has been highlighted as a long-standing issue, with some houses reportedly used simply for storage, the town’s mayor has said on Wednesday.
Lefkara mayor Sophocles Sophocleous accused the interior ministry on Thursday of ignoring illegalities involving Turkish Cypriot properties in the town ... He invited the ministry to visit Lefkara to receive the information.
The interior ministry has dismissed allegations that it had mishandled Turkish Cypriot property in Lefkara, saying that on the contrary it showed “zero tolerance for the illegal appropriation of Turkish Cypriot property”.
Ask anyone what they think is Lefkara’s claim to fame, and everyone will likely say ‘lace’ ...Bridge first appeared on the island in Lefkara village, brought to Cyprus by lace merchants who began playing at ‘kafenedes’ at the start of the 20th century.
Interviewing traditional silversmith in Pano Lefkara, Giorgos and Panayiotis Poli... Regarding the latter, Lefkara lace mobile phone cases come to mind and painting plant pots in an ancient style.