May 2021 marks the reinstatement of the Cyprus-Greece sea connection
Cyprus and Greece are well known active seafarers from ancient times when they dominated the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. They used ships not only in warfare but mostly in trading and travelling, thus creating colonies and expanding their financial and cultural exchanges with other civilisations and countries.
In the early 1960s, Cyprus and Greece launched their sea connection with ships arriving from the port of Piraeus to the ports of either Limassol or Famagusta. Ships used to continue their trip to Haifa, in Israel, possibly to Beirut in Lebanon and Alexandria, in Egypt.
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Cyprus and Greece are well known active seafarers from ancient
times when they dominated the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. They
used ships not only in warfare but mostly in trading and
travelling, thus creating colonies and expanding their financial
and cultural exchanges with other civilisations and countries.
In the early 1960s, Cyprus and Greece launched their sea
connection with ships arriving from the port of Piraeus to the
ports of either Limassol or Famagusta. Ships used to continue their
trip to Haifa, in Israel, possibly to Beirut in Lebanon and
Αssociated Press
FILE- Women walk on a dock as a vessel passes near the port in the background, in southern coastal city of Limassol, Cyprus, Sunday, April 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) 12/16/2020 The National Herald
NICOSIA - A ferry boat passenger link from Cyprus to Greece that was hoped to begin again in May 2021, after being shut down in 2000, is on its way to becoming a reality after the Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry requested bids.
The Cypriot government said it would provide a subsidy up to five million euros ($6.09) for the money-bleeding service that costs more than taking a one hour 40 minute flight between the country’s capitals - and takes 20 hours to cross the sea.
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