Bellapais Abbey Travel Guide

  Bellapais Abbey, Northern Cyprus
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  • Bellapais Abbey, Northern Cyprus
      Bellapais Abbey, Northern Cyprus
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  • Bellapais Abbey, Northern Cyprus
      Bellapais Abbey, Northern Cyprus
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  • Bellapais Abbey, overlooking Kyrenia
      Bellapais Abbey, overlooking Kyrenia
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  • Cloister arches and superb views
      Cloister arches and superb views
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  • Mural over church entrance
      Mural over church entrance
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Things to Do  

Have a wander round the village.

Have a wander round the village., Bellapais Abbey

 leics Says:  It's not, perhaps, as pretty now as it was when Lawrence Durrell lived there, but Bellapais still has some interesting and attractive areas (and superb views towards the coast and sea).There are small alleyways, and plants and flowers.....people living their ordinary... 

The bar next to the Abbey ticket office

The bar next to the Abbey ticket office, Bellapais Abbey

 rl1steve Says:  Try the brandy sours, warning they are strong get someone else to drive. The nice old man always brings you biscuits and nuts with your order. A lovely place to watch the world go by 

Restaurants  

Tree Of Idleness: Nice Lunch

Tree Of Idleness: Nice Lunch, Bellapais Abbey

 intertraveler Says:  The lunch was included with our tour this is the restauranr we were taken to.The reataurant is just across fromm the Abbey. The service was very good and the staff were friendly. We started with salad and bread followed by roast chicken leg potatoe and veg then we had a... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Check the fruit trees.

Check the fruit trees., Bellapais Abbey

 leics Says:  If you are visiting when the citrus fruits are on the trees, do look closely at the tree just in fronmt of the entrance to the abbey church.Citrus are often grafted onto bitter orange hosts. If they are not properly looked after, they will revert.Look closely at the tree... 

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 Try the brandy sours, warning they are strong get someone else to drive. The nice old man always brings you biscuits and nuts with your order. A lovely place to... 

 

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A beautiful site indeed.

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 Of course, the lovely Gothic monastery and abbey of Bellapais (near Kyrenia) is high on the list of tourist sites in Northern Cyrpus, and most day tours from the south will include a visit. So you can... 

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 We walk through the village of Bellapais to the Abbey. The village is old worldly and tranquill with a few hotels and restaurants nice I could stay here. The Abbey some in ruins but the ones still...... 

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