Sunday 23 July 2017

Bellapais Abbey



Bellapais is a French Gothic style abbey situated not far from Kyrenia city in the occupied part of Cyprus . The first church, dedicated to St Mary, build between 1190 and 1205 by Augustinians. The following years the abbey became known and reach. It is said that a knight in 1246 left to the abbey a big amount of money and a fragment of the Holly Cross.
The treasure of the monastery together with the part of the Holly Cross taken by the Genoese when came to the Island in 1378. After that the abbey felt into decay. Part of the buildings destroyed.
Today the remains have been restorated and is a must visiting the complex.
You can reach the village of Bellapais and the Abbey from Kyrenia taking an eastwards road to  Beylerbeyi (Bellapais). Crossing the village and after passing the abbey is a parking place. Cost is 5 Turkish Lira (around 1.25 Euro – July 2017). There is an entrance fee of 9 Turkish Lira (around 2.25 Euro).
Opening hours 09:00-19:00 between June and mid-September and 09:00 -17:00 the rest period (please cross-check before visiting). Coordinates 35.3074° N, 33.3554° E
 

Visited / photographed July 2017
































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