- 1. Monastery of Apostolos Andreas / Karpas ...
- (Historical Places)
- The traditional story of the monastery's founding says that, during a journey to the Holy Land, the ship transporting Saint Andrew went off course and struck rocks here. On coming ashore, Andrew hi ...
- 2. St Barnabas' Monastery and Icon Museum/ Famagusta ...
- (Historical Places)
- ... he building that we see today dates from the 1750s. Once the centre of the Cyprus Orthodox church, the monastery is still in good condition. Outside the church there is a courtyard, surrounded on three si ...
- 3. St Mamas Monastery / Guzelyurt ...
- (Historical Places)
- The church in the monastery was originally a Byzantine building, built on the site of an Aphrodite temple. It has been reconstructed at various times over the centuries, with most of the buildings dating ...
- 4. St Hilarion Castle / Kyrenia
- (Historical Places)
- ... with ease. The demons finally admitted defeat, and left Hilarion and the mountain in peace. A Byzantine monastery, and later a fort sprang up around his tomb Owing to its near impregnability, St Hilarion ...
- 5. Bellapais Abbey / Kyrenia
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- To the north-east of Kyrenia, set on the side of a mountain, this twelfth-century monastery is a fine example of Gothic architecture of the Lusignan period. The abbey comprises of a church, refectory, ...
