Kyrenia castle overlooks the small but beautiful horseshoe shaped harbour. Built as a fortress and never taken by assault it is one of the most ancient monuments in Cyprus and has the most colourful of histories. In 1191, it was surrendered to Guy de…
The Buyuk Khan, or great inn, now lying in the buffer zone in the divided city of Nicosia, was originally a medieval building. It was re-built after 1570 and adapted as a khan. In the middle is a vast courtyard surrounded by rooms on the ground and…
It was here on the former Constanzo Bastion that on the 9th September 1570 during the siege of Nicosia that the first standard bearer scaled the high Venetian walls and planted his flag. He was killed and buried on the spot. His tomb is now within…