Lunch at Bellapais Monastry

lazy cyprus days

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October 4th 2006
back into turkey! did a tour a la flynn around the old city of nicosia and visited some markets..... then we went over the mountains to a 12 century monsastry which is nestled into the side of the mountains, called Bellapais, and overlooking the karenias harbour and out to the med - so beautiful!!!!! so very lazy lunch and afternoon, then went for tea at some of their friends who live along this h ... read more

Middle East » Cyprus

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A former British colony, Cyprus received independence in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capi... ... read more