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Interior of the church of Bellapais Abbey, Northern Cyprus
Bellapais
Built in the mid 13th Century, this beautiful example of Gothic architecture is a monastery founded by the canons of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre who fled Jerusalem after its fall in 1187 to Saladin. In a small village in the foothills of the Pentadactyl mountains it has wonderful views to the coast.
Copyright: Bruce Hemming
Type: Spherical
Resolution: 6700x3350
Taken: 28/05/2008
Subida: 28/05/2020
Published: 28/05/2020
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Tags: bellapais; kyrenia; girne; abbey; gothic architecture; church; tourism; religion; lawrence durrell; bitter lemons of cyprus; interior
More About Bellapais

Bellapais is a small village in The Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus, about four miles from Girne (Keryneia) and was the home for some years of Lawrence Durrell who wrote about life in Cyprus in his book Bitter Lemons. He mentions passing the time drinking coffee under the Tree of Idleness in the village and there are two places which lay claim to being the spot. Unfortunately his book did not identify it completely or perhaps it is fortunate because two establishments can cash in on the name. His house, up a very steep climb has a plaque on it and one can have the pleasure of returning by a not-quite-so-perpendicular way which has an added interest in passing by old olive presses.The jewel in the whole village is Bellapais Abbey, the abbey of peace, built by monks of the Premonstratensian order in the 13th century. It is a most imposing ruin in a wonderful situation commanding a long view down to Girne and the sea.Most of the monastic buildings can be traced around the cloister : in Britain these would normally be built on the south side of the church so that to some extent it protected the living quarters from the cold air from the north. At Bellapais, the monastic buildings are on the north probably to be cooler although occasionally, no matter where, the position was dictated by the lay of the land.


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