Peace 2 Peace Exhibit Again
You may remember back in Spring we blogged about the The Patchwork Tree in Ivis Maliotou Park. That was assembled by Peace2Peace. Well, they will soon be doing another installation at Ibrahim's Khan, in Old Paphos. But prior to that, we caught up with another of their exhibits, at St. Sophia Mosque. We also took the opportunity for another stroll around the area, to have a look at the brand new Markideio Theatre...
St. Sophia Mosque
St. Sophia Mosque is undergoing renovation work, along with the rest of Old Paphos.
March of the Patchwork
Recently, the gates of the mosque have become adorned with patchwork squares and larger shields.
Peace2Peace
The patchworks are nothing to do with the renovation work. They are an art installation by Peace2Peace.
EU Funded
The patchwork appeared in late April, apparently. This is what the official pafos2017 site had to say about it:
An installation on the fencing of the St. Sophia Mosque (Cami-i Kebir) marks the start of the activities of the Women’s Bicommunal Team Peace2Peace in Pafos, in the context of the Revisiting Mouttalos programme. Women from all over Cyprus meet and jointly create crochet installations and highlighting the concepts of creativity, peace and coexistence. Crochet, as one of the most widespread traditional handicrafts, acts as a link to the daily lives of people and the crochet pieces of this installation are parts of the same connective web comprising of different and identical patterns.
A Noble Goal
At Paphos Life we are all for anything that promotes peace without the need for any signed agreements or political dialogue. That may keep lawyers happy but ordinary people will only find peace when they treat each other with equal respect. Exhibits like this embrace that philosophy, and we applaud them for it.
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Old Paphos is undergoing a transformation. Not only that, but in a few days time, Paphos 2017 will officially get underway. So we thought we would take a last stroll and a few snaps of the area before the transformation is complete.
Kennedy Square - Looking Good
Yesterday I popped down to the Old Town to see how it looked after the opening ceremony. I had noticed in the pictures from our guest blogger that Kennedy Square had had some new additions, and I wanted to see if they were a new permanent fixture. I was pleasantly surprised with what I found.
New Old Paphos
It's been a few months since we last reported on the progress of the Old Paphos Regeneration Scheme.I had to visit the main Cyta Shop recently, and as I had time to kill I decided to take my camera for a stroll, to see how things were progressing. Autumn was in the air and the skies were fairly grey. There was even some rain at some point. However, the pictures will still hopefully show what a wonderful place Old Town Paphos is becoming.
Lemba Art College
On our travels around Cyprus we have often stumbled across numerous random statues and quirky art exhibits. We first happened upon Lemba Art College in 2016, and if you like quirky art it is a must see location. We re-visited a couple of weeks ago and are pleased to see that the college is still a work in progress, as these photos will show...
The Patchwork Tree in Ivis Maliotou Park
I noticed this tree when I was out logging shops for the Paphos Life Directory. I was intrigued by it so thought I would take a closer look.
Paphos Old Town in 2018
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eBookCyprus Road Trip 01: the Kathikas - Panagia Loop
Let me take you on a journey around the region of Paphos, Cyprus. Starting at Paphos itself, we travel to Akoursos, then Kathikas, Kritou Terra and Simou. We continue past Lasa and Kannaviou, before taking in the delights of Panagia. Getting a bit more adventurous, we visit the abandoned villages of Statos and Agios Fotios, before passing through Choulou, Letymbou and Polemi, and rejoining the main Paphos - Polis road.
The route is suitable for all types of vehicle, and requires no off-roading. The guide contains about 130 photographs including shots of all the road signs you need to pay attention to, as well as some of the highlights you may experience along the way.
There are also several maps which will help you keep your bearings.
You can do this journey in a day, or you can break it up into chunks. You can also do it in reverse, to get some completely different views. It is entirely up to you.
