The Monastery of Saints Marina and Raphael
Three churches, frescoes and stories of martyrs connect this Cypriot monastery with Antioch and the island of Lesbos.
Topics
Castles, Crusaders and medieval Cyprus
Castles, Gothic cathedrals, abbeys and chapels connect Cyprus with the Crusades, the Lusignans, trade and the politics of the eastern Mediterranean.
Saint Kendeas Monastery near the ceasefire line
One of the most atmospheric chapters: a concrete wall, a military installation, partly open gates and two nuns in a monastery beside the dividing line.
Saint Minas Monastery
This stone monastery in the hills east of Vavla is known for its spring and eighteenth-century frescoes by the painter Philaretos.
Saint Thekla the Protomartyr Monastery
We remember the stone inscriptions, the arcade, the quiet courtyard and the spring directly beneath the church.
Saint Panteleimon Monastery
A small stone church and a carved inscription accompany the story of the physician and martyr saint.
Kolossi Castle
The monumental tower, coats of arms, aqueduct and church tell a story of knights, wine and sugar production.
The Royal Chapel at Pyrga
This small building preserves Lusignan-period frescoes, coats of arms and portraits of King Janus and Charlotte of Bourbon.
Bellapais Abbey
We include Bellapais in order to show not only fortresses but also the monastic Gothic architecture of Frankish Cyprus.
Limassol Castle and the Cyprus Medieval Museum
We include the museum to connect the stories of Richard the Lionheart, the Lusignans, Venice and the Ottoman Empire in one urban location.
Saint Nicholas Cathedral — Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque
We include Famagusta’s principal Gothic monument to connect Cyprus with the architecture of medieval France and the history of the Lusignan kingdom.
Saint Sophia Cathedral — Selimiye Mosque
We include the building as a rare example of one monument preserving Frankish, Ottoman and modern layers at the same time.