Guzelyurt and Lefke
Guzelyurt
Posted under Guzelyurt and Lefke by Lavinia Neville Smith
Head west from Kyrenia and follow the coastal route, and you will travel through miles of unspoilt countryside before reaching the town of Guzelyurt in the centre of the citrus growing area.
The name Guzelyurt means “Beautiful Place”, it is situated close to the foothills of the...
Guzelyurt Museum of Archaeology and Natural History
Posted under Guzelyurt and Lefke by Lavinia Neville Smith
The Guzelyurt museum is situated in the former ecclesiastical residence adjacent to the Church of St. Mamas. There is a small car park and it is within walking distance of the town centre.
The Natural History section is on the ground floor and it contains a motley collection of specimens...
North Cyprus Destinations – Guzelyurt & Lefke
Posted under Guzelyurt and Lefke, History, Living in North Cyprus, North Cyprus, Tourism by Lavinia Neville Smith
The areas around Guzelyurt/Morphou and Lefke/Lefka have for many years been known as the fruit basket of Cyprus, and it is a predominantly agricultural area. This great, green fertile expanse of land produces an abundance of citrus in all its many varieties; as well as soft fruits such as...
Carob Warehouses
Posted under Famagusta, Guzelyurt and Lefke, History, Karpaz Peninsula, Kyrenia, North Cyprus, Regions by Lavinia Neville Smith
Like sentinels along the Cyprus shore, stand the slowly crumbling relics of a wealthy past. These are the remnants of an ancient trade that once helped make Cyprus very rich. Dotted along the coastline, now abandoned and neglected, stand carob warehouses that are inexorably crumbling into a...
Church of St. Mamas
Posted under Guzelyurt and Lefke by Lavinia Neville Smith
Unless approaching Guzelyurt from the Nicosia road, it is impossible to miss this church as it is built at a central point where roads converge. Constructed during the 18th C AD, on the site of an early Byzantine church, this remains without doubt the most beautiful and best kept of all the...
Vouni
Posted under Guzelyurt and Lefke by Lavinia Neville Smith
The oriental style cliff-top palace of Vouni was built during Persian dominance by a pro-Persian king of Marion. The strategic position enabled the inhabitants to look down on the city of Soli and had advance warning if the Greek warriors from that city planned an attack. There were constant...
