Cyprus has a huge number of stray cats owing to the fact that they are kind of revered. The story goes that because of a 30 year long drought, the land of Cyprus developed an abundance of snakes and the cats were brought in (and reared by nuns) to get rid of snakes. But I heard some saying that they have are too lazy now to catch snakes because of all the pampering they have got used to!
This is one of the six cats which I found playing hide and seek in the bushes along the beach in Limassol.