Full Day Kyrenia (Girne) Tour

Time to go and explore to Kyrenia..

First stop is at St Hilarion Castle formerly monastery named after a monk who allegedly chose the sire for his hermitage, later fortified by Byzantines, then after The Bellapais Abbey, the beauty of Bellapais is legendary. Set in the mountains, just ten minutes above Kyrenia, a visit to this 14th century Lusignan abbey with its fabulous location and pervasive atmosphere of calm is a must. We will visit the Kyrenia Castle and Kyrenia harbour was lined with warehouses in which were stored the fruits of the countryside whilst they awaited export.

St. Hilarion Castle:

The Saint Hilarion Castle lies on the Kyrenia mountain range, in Cyprus near Kyrenia (Girne). This location provided the castle with command of the pass road from Kyrenia to Nicosia. It is the best preserved ruin of the three former strongholds in the Kyrenia mountains, the others being Kantara and Buffavento.

Bellapais Abbey:

Bellapais Abbey, or "The Abbey of Peace" (from French: Abbaye de la Belle Paix), is 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.

Kyrenia Castle:

Kyrenia Castle is at the east end of the old harbour in Kyrenia is a 16th-century castle built by the Venetians over a previous Crusader fortification. Within its walls lies a twelfth-century chapel showing reused lateRoman capitals, and the Shipwreck Museum.