Cyprus: the loneliest island?

Cyprus is quite alone. Not on the map; cartographically speaking, we’re surrounded. Turkey lies just 75 kilometres away. Syria is 100km distant. Egypt just a little further. Here’s the bit where people always say, knowingly, “ah ha! Cyprus is the crossroads of continents!” And, geographically speaking, they’re right – if rather annoying. Culturally, though, we’re […]