Bellapais Village | Kyrenia
Bellapais village grew up around the abbey after which it is named. Nestled in the lower slopes of the mountain range directly above the village of Ozankoy, to the east of Kyrenia, it was until 1974 predominantly inhabited by Greek Cypriots. There were a mere handful of...
Bellapais Abbey | Kyrenia
The Abbey of Bellapais has drawn visitors to the island of Cyprus since medieval times when the abbey was built. From the pilgrims who trod the ancient paths in search of a miracle through to the holiday makers of today, the abbey has never been short of...
Cyprus is a divided country. A UN buffer zone (known as the Green Line) separates the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the Greek controlled South.