Buffavento Castle (its name means 'Insubordinate to the Wind') is one of three castles built along the Kyrenia range to provide defence against the threat...

Constructed on the remains of the 14th-century church of St George of the Latins, these are traditional Turkish baths. The hamam still operates, and is...

Built in a restored Ottoman madrasa (theological institution) and part of what was once known as St Nicolas Cathedral (since 1571, known as the Lala Pasha...

At the end of the 15th century, Venetian architect Giovanni Girolamo Sanmichele was commissioned to reconstruct the walls and reinforce the remains of the...

Built on a steep cliff 700m above sea level, Kantara Castle oversaw the entrances to the Karpas Peninsula and the Mesaoria plain. The best way to access the...

Located next to the Büyük Han, Kumarcılar Han (Gamblers' Inn) was built in the 17th century. The Gothic ornamented arch at the entrance of the han differs...

It's thought that the castle was built by the Byzantines in the seventh century, to protect the town against Arab raids. The Lusignans then made their own...

Once famed for its thriving citrus orchards and fragrant gardens, Lapithos remains one of the most beautiful villages in Cyprus. Located on the northern...

British author Lawrence Durrell lived in the village of Bellapais in the 1950s. He describes how he came to acquire the house in his book Bitter Lemons of...

Dervish Pasha, the publisher of Zaman, the first Turkish newspaper in Cyprus, was the original occupant of this two-storey mansion. The house, which dates...

Arab Ahmet Pasha, a member of the Mevlevi order (also called the whirling dervishes), constructed this gold-domed building at the end of the 16th century,...

Though officially named the Citadel, the tower is more commonly known as Othello's Tower; a lieutenant-governor of Cyprus (1506-08) named Christoforo Moro...

The westernmost of the three Crusader castles built on the mountain range, St Hilarion was named after a sixth-century Syrian hermit who spent the last...