Isaac-Solomou memorial ride reaches Karavas in Kythera

Local Cyprus problemGreeceTop News Isaac-Solomou memorial ride reaches Karavas in Kythera Nip00938 1024x575 Relevant News Isaac-Solomou memorial ride reaches Karavas in Kythera 12 July 2026 Lakatamia warns public against using dangerous Mangli Lake 12 July 2026 Power cuts hit parts of Lakatamia after underground cable fault 12 July 2026 newsroom 12 July 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber The motorcyclists disembarked from the ferry to Kythera with history close at hand, as the Isaac-Solomou Memory Initiative’s journey reached Karavas on 10 July 2026 and its imposing Monument to the Unknown Soldier. The landscape evoked the occupied Karavas in Kyrenia. The lemon trees and olive groves seemed almost to have been transported there for the journey, 30 years after the murders of Tassos Isaac and Solomos Solomou. After Ano Kyrenia in Achaia and Elos in Laconia, the motorcyclists met friends in Karavas, Kythera, whose Centre for Culture, Tradition and Contemporary Art preserves the intangible cultural heritage of Turkish-occupied Karavas. A sign marking the Road of Virtue and Isaac-Solomou Street was placed in a prominent position, carrying a clear message: the two communities named Karavas remain strongholds of memory and bastions of liberation. In the presence of former Karavas mayor Yiannis Papaioannou, the historical details completing the symbolism were recalled, particularly the connection with revolutionary fireship captain Konstantinos Kanaris. Tradition holds that Kanaris sailed to Karavas in Cyprus during the Greek War of Independence, before the hanging of Ethnomartyr Archbishop Kyprianos. The historical continuity is clear, with history linking the two communities. At the simple ceremony, wreaths were laid and addresses were delivered by Kythera deputy mayor Georgios Komninos and Zacharias Souris, president of the Karavas community in Kythera. Former representatives of the Kythera municipal authorities and the Karavas community also spoke, along with a member of the Isaac-Solomou Memory Initiative. The presentation of the sign for the Road of Virtue and Isaac-Solomou Street completed the ceremony, together with a pledge that it would be installed as a permanent reminder that two heroes of Hellenism sacrificed themselves for the universal values of freedom, dignity and justice. The journey then continued towards historic Leonidio and Salamina in Attica, before the group set sail for Rhodes and Kastellorizo. Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Lakatamia warns public against using dangerous Mangli Lake Power cuts hit parts of Lakatamia after underground cable fault Five arrested after attacks on police in Nicosia and Famagusta EU minimum pensions show wide gap as Cyprus reviews increases Former emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, dies at 74 Four centres of power shape the Right’s race to Cyprus’s 2028 presidential election Lindsey Graham, pivotal US Republican senator, dies suddenly at 71 Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.