Cyprus

Cyprus preserves distinctive village crafts, wine-making and oral poetry across its Mediterranean landscape.

Textile & dress Food & cooking Music & dance Crafts

Knowledge in this place

Lefkara lace

Lefkara lace

The lefkaritika embroidery of Lefkara village, inscribed on the UNESCO list.

Textile & dress

Commandaria wine

Commandaria wine

A sweet sun-dried-grape wine made in Cyprus since antiquity.

Tsiattista poetic duelling

Tsiattista poetic duelling

Improvised rhyming verse contests, inscribed on the UNESCO list.

Halloumi cheese

Halloumi cheese

A brined goat-and-sheep cheese, folded by hand, that keeps its shape when grilled.

Phini village pottery

Phini village pottery

Large earthenware storage jars and vessels made in the Troodos foothills.