|
|
|
|
Body2 Heading
This is the paragraph text for the body2 content or message area. Place text,
images, links or what ever you need, or delete and leave blank.
Create multiple 'text' boxes by copying the "body2_w" div container, then pasting to create additional text boxes.
These boxes will scroll vertically as you add content.
|
|
Place additional text, banner ads, or links here!
|
|
|
|
|
Kyrenia |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Buffavento Castle |
| “Buffavento” means “gusty winds”, and indeed,
perched high upon the Beşparmak (Five Finger) Mountains 950m above
sea level it does its best to defy those winds. Originally built
as a Byzantine watch-tower to guard against Arab invasion, it then
was used as a prison, known as the “Chateau du Lion” during the
Lusignan period, before falling into neglect during the Venetian
period as coastal b... |
|
 |
|
Kyrenia Harbour |
| The elegant crescent-shaped Venetian harbour in
Girne is the place to relax and enjoy the bustling yet uncannily
pretty harbour town – it’s also delightfully breezy during the hot
summer months and a great place to sit, savour and simply enjoy.
Visit buzzing waterside cafes and fish restaurants for delicious
food and drink, a good dose of harbour-side romance and beautiful
views of the sea where f... |
|
 |
|
St Hilarion, the Crusader Castle |
| Along with Kantara and Buffavento, St. Hilarion
Castle was originally built as a watch tower for approaching
pirates who launched a series of raids on Cyprus and the coasts of
Anatolia from the 7th to the 10th centuries. By the 10th century,
a Byzantine chapel and monastery has been added to the tower’s
site and joined by a fort in the 12th century. Richard the
Lionheart captured the castle on his... |
|
 |
|
Kyrenia Castle |
| Standing formidably at the entrance to the
harbour and commanding excellent views of the harbour entrance and
surrounding seas is Girne Castle, dating back to the 1500s. The
castle has weathered several architectural transformations
throughout the Roman, Byzantine, Lusignan and most recently, the
Venetian period, to which it owes its current appearance. There is
much to see in and around the cast... |
|
 |
|
Bellapais Monastery |
| Nestled in the delightful village of Bellapais,
high in the Five Finger Moutains, is the Bellapais Abbey. The name
Bellapais is said to derive from the French “Abbaye de la paix”
meaning ‘Monastery of Peace’. The Bellapais Abbey was originally
established by Augustinian monks arriving from Jerusalem, who
began constructing the first buildings here in 1198. Much of what
we can see today was built ... |
|
 |
|
Antiphonitis Church |
| Built by a 12th century monk originally from Asia
Minor, the striking stone church of Antiphonitis (or Anthipanitis,
meaning “Replying to Christ”) is part of a former monastery.
Tucked away in the Five Finger Mountains, the church boasts a
stunning vista across the North Cyprus coastline. Inside, you
will discover an elegant dome supported by circular columns and
arranged i... |
|
 |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
