Bellapais Abbey, Northern Cyprus

After having spent time caring for my sister and just days before her death, my husband treated me to a weekend in Northern Cyprus. I can’t say it was a carefree weekend, but we did our best to enjoy it.

Below are some photos from our our visit to Bellapais Abbey, the ruin of a monastery built by Canons Regular in the 13th century on the northern side of the small village of Bellapais, now in Turkish-controlled Northern Cyprus, about five kilometers from the town of Kyrenia. The ruin is at an altitude of 220m above sea level, and commands a long view down to Kyrenia and the Mediterranean sea. The site is also a museum, which hosts a restaurant and a cafe. Click any of the links above to read more from Wikipedia.

This room is still used for live performances

The wide line across the middle of the pic represents what was a very thick wall/floor.

Hubby thought it was a joke when I told him these are known as “Cyprus trees” in the States

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backtobodrum says:

January 25, 2014 at 1:16 am

Having just reread “Bitter Lemons of Cyprus” by Laurence Durrell, it’s nice to see your photos from Bellapais.

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1. Adventures In Ankara says:
  
  January 26, 2014 at 12:34 pm
  
  Thanks! I hope to be posting more of Northern Cyprus soon!
  
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