Trip through Cyprus - Mediterranean journey | DW Documentary
As legend would have it, Aphrodite was born here - on Cyprus. The sea on its southern coastline is said to be the font of all love. The island is one of the oldest cradles of civilization in the Mediterranean: The Greeks, Egyptians, Romans, Ottomans and British all lived here at some point in history.
No sooner has our presenter Sineb El Masrar arrived on the island than she sets off for the Troodos mountains, where she tastes some prize-winning Cypriot wine.
Next stop on the journey is Ayia Napa, for a meeting with Louis Hadjioannou. The marine biologist is looking for an intruder that really shouldn’t be here at all: the lionfish. Climate change has lured the creature to the Mediterranean Sea.
Just as in many places throughout the world, the Cypriots set great store by good food and drink. For Roddy Damalis, who owns the restaurant "TaPiatakia”, the focus is on breathing new life into traditional dishes by combining them with unusual ingredients.
After that, the presenter heads for the beach. More than four million tourists visited Cyprus in 2019, often bringing mountains of plastic waste along with them. The environmental protection organization Akti campaigns against the increase and the consequences of plastic waste on beaches - by giving talks in schools, for example. During the summer months, student curriculums also include beach clean-ups. Sineb El Masrar talks to Charis Theodorou about the campaign and the microplastics problem blighting the Mediterranean.
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Living in Cyprus since 2009 and this documentary makes it look so glamorous. It's such a nice country to live in *if you have money* otherwise keep your distance
@HOXHOXHOX
Жыл бұрын
It's not a country. It's two countries.
@randomstuff1315
Жыл бұрын
@@HOXHOXHOX the Turkish occupation is not a country.
@mike_chr_
Жыл бұрын
@@HOXHOXHOX wrong
@anastasiacyprus6243
Жыл бұрын
@@HOXHOXHOX ONE occupied Country by Turkish Troops to be more specific !
@A.Musa76
Жыл бұрын
The Island of Cyprus is a independent State since 1960s.
I have learned to drive in Larnaka!!! Spent 10months in Cyprus….ive got the craziest memories from there. Thank you Cyprus
i lived in cyprus in 1993 for 6 months no words the beauty of it i want to move there for the rest of my life i have left an just take it easy an enjoy it once again
Been there and it is by far the greenest of the islands. Very beautiful and the water looks like a gem.
@yuridouche6195
Жыл бұрын
Not more green than Corfu
I have just come back from Cyprus - it’s a beautiful cosmopolitan island
@ausboy2281
Жыл бұрын
The Greek or Turkish muslim colonisation side?
@heracles89
Жыл бұрын
@@ausboy2281 never been or want to go to the North
Cyprus is the nature's gift.
According to Ancestry I have some 8% DNA from Cyprus, the Greek side. Love to visit this gorgeous place.
Gorgeous Cyprus ❤
Wow, I learned about Cyprus when I was in high school because I like world history and now I saw how beautiful this country is through this documentary amazing .😊
@kloppskalli
Жыл бұрын
right now its snowing like crazy in the mountains - thats the best.
@user_222
Жыл бұрын
@@kloppskalli🤩 wow really!
The beach waters look so beautiful, divine!!! I hope we get to visit Cyprus and the other islands around. I wish we will have good weather and get to enjoy it all! Wishing you all lots of health, love, and peace always. Thanks for sharing it with us! E.F.
@safuwanfauzi5014
Жыл бұрын
sad, arabic speaking in cyprus are going to extinct soon, arabic rule cyprus under part of levant/syam province, then fall into byzantine back then ottoman, most of them are Arab Christian, Arab Christian in cyprus very similar to Lebanese arab, most of Arab Muslim in cyprus are assimilated into turkish speaking, but maltese are still spoke kind of Arabic evolved into Maltese.
@___beyondhorizon4664
Жыл бұрын
For Eastern Mediterranean region, I just love Greek Rhode island. It's full of history from the crusaders time. Rhode is only 90 minutes by speed ferry from fetheye Turkey. I took a side trip from Turkey to Rhode, spend 5 beautiful days, there are free roaming peacocks 🦚 on the mountain. I returned to Turkey by speed ferry to Marmaris and continue the rest of my Turkish adventures in July 2019
@isabellajones7644
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@@safuwanfauzi5014 hello
@isabellajones7644
Жыл бұрын
@@___beyondhorizon4664 hello
@safuwanfauzi5014
Жыл бұрын
@@isabellajones7644 hi
Loving Cyprus!!!
great place! keep up the excellent work!
Thanks for this amazing documentary! 💜
@RanbirDas
Жыл бұрын
They hate Hindus
This documentary didn't mention,but Cyprus is a financial hub, where the rich "park"their money. One of my classmates at Michigan State University was from Cyprus 😊
@dszxnavtiisx6384
Жыл бұрын
Yes but this is good that’s why we have good jobs here
Very beautiful! Cyprus is a beautiful Middle Eastern country.
Wow beautiful Natural place, beaches and landscapes, The presenter is also a beautiful Angel, I love you 😍🤩🥰😘
Beautiful Cyprus Love from India ❤❤
Place to watch💕💕💕
Excellent 👍
You are a good team, you create very good films.
Awesome documentary!
Another nice Mediterranean Journey series Cyprus. Nice marine life, nice beach. Ma'am, you are rightly saying Cyprus geographically close to Asia but politically close to Europe. Thank you DW.
@RanbirDas
Жыл бұрын
They hate Hindus btw
@yahudigahba
Жыл бұрын
"geographically close to Asia" Bro, IT IS a middle eastern country. What do you mean "close" lmao.
I live in Cyprus since 2018, very nice documentary.
@ujjallayek785
Жыл бұрын
Your motherland sir ?
I saw Lysistrata in the ancient theatre in Paphos......wonderfull experience as a Dutch ..then young woman Our taxidriver didn't want to bring us there....too far away...but he joined us and translated the jokes.! B.t.w...on beautiful days there were many black clothed granies setting on the beaches...calling DIMITRI...and all kind of other names of course...!.....ELLA ETHO....(come here !!) And I was in Levcosha on the point where Turkey began......there were many hostilities and suïcides there...!! And even between Cypriots there were big political differences....!! Anyways..a beautiful experience
The golden words, for those who understand and feel what Lefteris said "We are people of the land. The biggest percentage of quality is made by nature, and the rest is a human touch."
Sineb is so beautiful :)
The best country ♥ great content
Need to correct you ,at 7:26 place shown in video is Paphos not Aiyanappa.
You showed Paphos when you talked about visiting Ayia Napa 🤔😃
The Republic of Cyprus was created in 1960 and not 1974.
Awesome documentary... especially kids comments at beach cleaning..
@DWDocumentary
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and for the feedback!
This seems more like a tourism bureau production or a travel show than a documentary. Conflict history seemed to be included mostly as a architectural curiosity. Follow a few dodgy foreign businessmen that have been flocking in faster ever since Brexit took British crown dependencies out of the EU, or just tell me what it's like to be poor in Cyprus. Vineyard owners or professional chefs having something to taste does not belong in a DW documentary, everyone knows vineyard owners and professional chefs have something to taste.
@milenko27887
Жыл бұрын
I am surprised as well. It shows things you could see in any other country - winemakers, chefs, bike tours, beaches… This is far bellow DW standards.
@alleandersallegleich3468
Жыл бұрын
absolutely agree
DW is the Northern part occupied by Turkey or a declared Republic(not recognized by any country except Turkey) so these are two different things.
Very informative. It gives a glimpse of Cyprus....its people, culture, monuments, food and way of life. I didn't even knew that Cyprus is divided into North and South....thanks for educating viewers like me.
@blueisland24
Жыл бұрын
Is not divided into North and South. Is divided into Cyprus Republic and the occupied part of Cyprus. Occupied by the turks since 1974
@A.Musa76
Жыл бұрын
@@blueisland24 Blame the Turks when you can't blame EOKA and EOKA-B....
@blueisland24
Жыл бұрын
@@A.Musa76 EOKA was great. They fought for the freedom of Cyprus against the British imperialism, but turkishCypriots fought against greekCypriots together with the British. Weird ha? Blaim TMT too and turkey which from 1960 they started sending guns to TMT the terror organization (turkishCypriots)
Sometimes I am wondering why many journalist "forget" to mentioned that Cyprus is divided due to Turkish occupation after the invasion in 1974 ?
@jerry1378
Жыл бұрын
this one didnt. they forgot to say why it was occupied though.
@thetraveller1612
Жыл бұрын
It is divided due to the Greek Cypriots illegal attempts at violently ethnically cleansing the Turkish Cypriots whilst trying to illegally unite with Greece. That is the cause of the division. Look no further then thus.
You mention Ayia Napa and show footage of Paphos.
This is great Cyprus! I love the view, the point of view of people to care for the environment. The churches and mosque! The totality of the documentary, I really love it! I wish I could visit that place soon! I just hope some org or someone can sponsor me😅😊😊 Thanks again DW! 😊😊😊
@yahudigahba
Жыл бұрын
It is a middle eastern country, obviously it was gonna have churches and mosques.
I live in Limassol it’s good place and people are chilly
@akritasdigenis4831
Жыл бұрын
Go back to your country, I'm from Limassol too and Limassol isn't even a Cypriot city anymore. Full of immigrants that don't even speak Greek...
@akritasdigenis4831
Жыл бұрын
Paenne sta anathema, fie pou ti xora mas
That cook looked Exactly like Kojax ...
The most beautiful island in the world especially pafos town
@stavrosnicolaou4702
Жыл бұрын
Εισαι Παφίτισσα;
@KawaiiMimi778
2 ай бұрын
I am from Cyprus and while yes our Island is certainly gorgeous it is not the MOST beautiful imo, i have lived in Honolulu, Hawaii and i have been to Tahiti in French Polynesia , those Islands are far more beautiful imo
Ana de Armas' sister? jk Cyprus looks like a wonderful place to experience and think of all the history involved and sites to explore!
7:24 that's not Ayia Napa, that's Paphos on the other end of the Island! :))
DW , another country called Ireland. Having similar situation. I am expecting similar documentary from there. With the similar language used. Occupied etc. If you dare 🤣😂
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Long ago...around 1980.... I was underways swimming to an island (rock) in front of the Limassol coast....!! Half the distantie towards that little Island....or rock actually...I suďdenly thought of the fish that could be swimming below me...like barbounia or small sharks....And swam back immediately....!!
@stavrosnicolaou4702
Жыл бұрын
Gerdie, thank you for a silly story
22:10 Llittering and illegal dumping is quite common, so the island looks like a dump in many places, unfortuately it isnt the beaches only.
7:24 You are showing Paphos, not Ayia Napa here
You spent 1/3 of the video promoting someone’s wine!
Valletta inverted on 0:14.
From Pakistan, Beautiful Cyprus and a fine video. Thank you DW.
🇨🇾Αυτή θα ήταν μια εξαιρετική εμπειρία για μένα να εξερευνήσω την Κύπρο και τη Μεσόγειο Θάλασσα για να κατανοήσω την ιστορία, τη γεωγραφία και τον πολιτισμό, απολαμβάνω κάθε στιγμή με τον ταξιδιώτη. 🇨🇾Tarihi, Coğrafyayı ve Kültürü anlamak için Kıbrıs ve Akdeniz'i keşfetmek benim için harika bir deneyim olurdu, gezginle her andan zevk alıyorum.
Very close and similar to Syrian Mediterranean cost
First wach from somalia
You really glosses over the 1974 invasion by Turkey
I want to visit this country
@akritasdigenis4831
Жыл бұрын
Nah, we don't want you here. Visit other countries
@yahudigahba
Жыл бұрын
Very beautiful country, full of rich history and great food. Have you been to the middle east before? I would also recommend Lebanon, Its very close to Cyprus, you can even see Lebanon from Cyprus.
Did you also mention about its 2states or just a biased?
@alpaykasal2902
Жыл бұрын
They mention the division, and do a bike tour on both sides. I thought it seemed perfectly unbiased during that portion - but I suppose there is actually a strong bias since this is about the WHOLE island of Cyprus but no North/Turkish Cypriot representation at all, just a few minutes by bicycle. I love the north because it does not have the level of tourism and commerce, it is quite untouched by modernity, which i prefer. It would have been nice to show that, telling a more complete story.
Is this video available of German language? Because she speak German
Is this a Cyprus documentary or a wine one? 🤦🏻♂️
@putalaweaconchatumare
Жыл бұрын
Tell me you are usaian without telling me you are usaian
@Missrehearsal
Жыл бұрын
@@putalaweaconchatumare what is usaian?
She has a little German accent which is very funny
O Zineb don’t drink that !
Am the First one to watch from Pakistan
It's brilliant to take a Greek Cypriot person obviously full of hate to the Turkish Cypriot part with his extremely "unbiased" comments.
@christianm7294
Жыл бұрын
It was odd that they mainly showed terrible part of Turkish Cyprus.
@blueisland24
Жыл бұрын
Yeah go ask the Ukrainians how they are feeling about the Russian occupiers. They love them.
@spyantreas
Жыл бұрын
YOU STOLE OUR LAND AND LIVE IN OUR HOUSE AND YOU WANT US TO TALK NICE ABOUT THE OCCUPIERS AND DESTROIERS OF THE ISLAND??
@ugurrr
Жыл бұрын
@@blueisland24 Oh no honey. Greece was Russia of 1974. They tried to unify Cyprus with Greece due to the historical reasons just like Russia does for Ukraine.
@ugurrr
Жыл бұрын
@@spyantreas tell that to your EOKA member grandpa and stop crying. You are sad because enosis is a dream now
Cyprus is quite beautiful... Rich History, Architectural; a cultural journey without voicing a polarized existence as a country... Seeing that there's no perfect scenario, DW Documentaries are a good balancing act.👏 The winemaking couple 👫 have a fabulous 🏠 & vibe 🥰.
You didn’t even speak to 1 Turkish speaking Cypriot you passed the most protected turtle beach at golden sands in karpaz. You also didn’t meet with the people in nicosia where they all cypriots meets and talks about peace and have events together. This was most selfish or racist video i ever seen.
@WildDenniz
Жыл бұрын
It doesn't surprise me me at all as the Mediterranean Journey Series do not have Turkey episodes... They literally disregard Turkey among other Mediterranean countries although Turkey has such a long/large Mediterranean Coast and geography... So disappointing!
god she is gorgeous!
21:54
Here's to making scenario SSP5-8.5 of the IPCC assessment a reality. All hail the anthropocene epoch.
You forgot to mention Persians!!!!!!!
I ❤❤❤sweet wines. I want you to prefer a bottle to try I’m interested
Go also Turkish side ,it’s beautiful
@itsjudystube7439
Жыл бұрын
It’s not the Turkish Side. It’s Turkish Occupied Cyprus
Boring. I want to see cypress and you are showing me details if a wine for so long in the beginning.
ขอบคุณค่ะ
Why Northern Cyprus is still occupied by turks? It is a shame that Europe tolerate this illegal act which today gives Turkey and it despotic friends a sense of impunity. This has to change.
@yahudigahba
Жыл бұрын
Of course, Turks and Europeans always trying to destroy any Middle Eastern country.
@zottirgen
Жыл бұрын
Maybe you should lead the troops towards the mines at the border
Love❤ from India🇮🇳.
@RanbirDas
Жыл бұрын
They hate Hindus
Cyprus = Sineb. Who's more beautiful. I really like Sineb. Is she single?
👍
The Armenian part of the city has nothing to do with Russia or Russian architecture, these are Armenians from Cilicia (Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia) who fled from the genocide by the Turks.
@ilcomendante
Жыл бұрын
At least they mentioned it, which in itself is shocking (...) More hilarious when they speak about Turkey and always fail to mention the Armenian heritage.
Very similar and close to Syrian medaterian coast
because God loved the world so much that he gave his only son Jesus Christ for all mankind so that any man who believes in Jesus Christ may inherit 6
Occupied??????
Correction. turkey illegally occupies Cyprus!
@jerry1378
Жыл бұрын
yeah but you should add "after greece illegally coup d'état in cyprus"
@zottirgen
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, so that your grandfathers wouldn't slaughter every Muslim on the island
It's not a documentary but seems paid content...
How liar he is. 18:22 these are Ottoman houses. And also it's Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. I don't understand why they get permission to enter in a country where they are disrespecting Turkish Republic?🤷🏼♂️
@manos5464
Жыл бұрын
Truth hurts
A set of chatting up small buisness owners did not meet expectations at all. Far under DW doku standards.
@ernesttanabaev7302
Жыл бұрын
It was more like a documentatary by order of "someone"
@TermoHydroKmPt
Жыл бұрын
Let me guess: you re never had an any business.......
@csavargomagyar
Жыл бұрын
@@TermoHydroKmPt You have missed to touch the spot buddy. It is not about buisnissman experience but purely assessing the documentary as a DW viewer.
hmm, german doku dubbed english, wie praktisch.. 😁
Well done DW , being so objective and avoid or ignore Turks. This is very typical European two faces
I would love to live in North Cyprus, but the taxes are too high for my taste :) The lack of tourists and commerce, just everyday life, it seems kind of trapped in time which is what I prefer. I just wish this documentary showed the WHOLE island, they only showed the Turkish side for a few minutes by bicycle, and no northern representation, only Greek. This is kind of half a documentary piece, making the title misleading. Other than that irresponsible bias, it is thoroughly enjoyable.
@Kursat-cj6ei
Жыл бұрын
True such a shame because the whole of Europe sides with the greek side. We go very much unnoticed.
@phantompage4304
Жыл бұрын
80% of cyprus is greek
@Stephan1988
Жыл бұрын
The so called “Turkish” side is an occupational zone. Why would anyone want to go there.
@alpaykasal2902
Жыл бұрын
@@phantompage4304 That's a good point!
@Kursat-cj6ei
Жыл бұрын
Still if your making a documentary about the island why not include both sides. No hate just saying
she is really beautiful
Unfortunately our Cyprus will always be devided, shame to the politicians. Also Turkey destroyed the turkish cypriot community
@yahudigahba
Жыл бұрын
Of course, Turks and Europeans always trying to destroy any Middle Eastern country.
@zottirgen
Жыл бұрын
By community you mean like Greece and the "Muslim minority" living there, right? Naa, not gonna happen again
That woman is a beautiful woman.
How lovely. Wondering how it feels like behaving like an opinionated expert on history, politics and everything while coming from a country that maybe 1 or 2 people can give a decent definition of democracy if we are lucky enough. Thats what the post truth era is called, I assume.
@josephinek.5758
Жыл бұрын
Oh I forgot architecture. ;)) also the expertise drew my attention at the moment she said Russian influence for a classical Greco-Turkish house designs. :)))
@A.Musa76
Жыл бұрын
For politics I hate it on both sides. This is coming from a Cypriot that lived in the south part but fled off the Island and my family fled up North.
Long live Turkish Cyprus
Soon Cyprus will be back with Greece. As it should be. The island of Aphrodite needs to reunite with the other Gods of the Olympus.
@TermoHydroKmPt
Жыл бұрын
Cyprus is independent with territorial rights issues. It's can be true. Cyprus have own president and own parliamentary elections, own rules and laws.
@jerry1378
Жыл бұрын
will you also get rid of greek orthodox church and go back to ancient greek religions?
@thetraveller1612
Жыл бұрын
Cyprus was never ever part of Greece. Get your facts right.
@Stephan1988
Жыл бұрын
Cyprus was always part of the Greek world. Since the ancient times. And it will return back to where it belongs.
@TermoHydroKmPt
Жыл бұрын
@@Stephan1988 But Cyprus is NOW one part of Greek world. Just have some opportunistic infections with external guest.
i cant believe it. only 4 people was praying in Mosque😥. but, my villages mosque 30-50 people pray every Salah. now, worlds fastest religious Islam. we cant see them in Mosque.
@milliyetci5672
Жыл бұрын
Turks are secular. pray only in friday
Adrei Karlov: Google his Video, Indira Gandhi, Why not PUTIN?
37 view and fourth comment is from 🇮🇳india
@akritasdigenis4831
Жыл бұрын
Indians love Cyprus, they come here and take benefits that us Cypriots pay for them. Clown Indians are too lazy to make their country good so they move to Cyprus
“Southern Cyprus”.
Battle Turks vs Greeks in comment section again
@jerry1378
Жыл бұрын
we have nothing better to do i guess 😅
@nazortube
Жыл бұрын
@@jerry1378 Yes, specially greeks like figthing with neighbours in comment senction
I'm from Turkish Cyprus
Leaving this comment I’m first