Total: 8 results found.

1. Monastery of Apostolos Andreas / Karpas
(Historical Places)
... e became a place of pilgrimage. A fortified monastery stood here in the 12th century, from which Isaac Comnenus negotiated his surrender to Richard  the Lionheart. In the 15th century, a small chapel w ...
2. St Barnabas' Monastery and Icon Museum/ Famagusta
(Historical Places)
... b of St Barnabas was forgotten.   By the 5th century AD, however, the Christian church had been re-established. The church of Antioch, having been founded by Peter, claimed precedence over that of Cypru ...
3. Salamis Ruins / Famagusta
(Historical Places)
... the harbour, and gradually expanded, particularly from around 1100BC, when Enkomi was abandoned and its inhabitants moved to Salamis. By the 8th Century BC, Salamis had become an important trading centre ...
4. St Mamas Monastery / Guzelyurt
(Historical Places)
... to the 18th century when the large central dome was added. However, the side portals and columns of the nave survive from an earlier Gothic church built by the Lusignans. It is said that Mamas was a ...
5. St Hilarion Castle / Kyrenia
(Historical Places)
... the 7th century to live and die up here, purging the mountain of pagan demons. It is said that  the hermit was stone deaf, so was able to resist the tempting cries of the demons who stalked the mountains ...
6. Bellapais Abbey / Kyrenia
(Historical Places)
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, ...
7. Kyrenia Castle / Kyrenia
(Historical Places)
... is the castle and shipwreck museum. Just 5 Km outside Girne, a visit to the 14th Century Lusignan Bellapais Abbey  is a must, while slightly further afield lies the  fairy-tale castle of St. Hilarion.  ...
8. Great Inn / Nicosia
(Historical Places)
... accommodation for travellers from Anatolia and other parts of Cyprus was originally named "Alanyalilar's Han". Later when a new inn, the Kumarcilar Han (Gamblers' Inn) was built nearby in the 17th centur ...
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