| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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 One of the many tunnels.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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The interior courtyard.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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View across the city from the walls.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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View from the walls along the coast.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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View from the castle walls to the harbour, the city and the mountains.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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The harbour from the entrance to the castle.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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View of the harbour from the castle.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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View to the East.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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View to the West.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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View to the breakwater in the harbour.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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The harbour entrance.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Ruined structures in the courtyard.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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The walls around the courtyard.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Jars made from volcanic stone.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Palm trees.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Stonework.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Arches and steps.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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The House of the Royal Guard.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Steps to the upper level.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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The upper level.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Cafe.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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The castle has several museums.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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The hull of a Greek ship which sank near Kyrenia c300 BCE after docking at Samos, Kos and Rhodes.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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The wreck was discovered in 1965 by a sponge diver.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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The route taken by a sunken ship displayed in the museum.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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The wreck looked like this before it sank.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Almonds preserved in their jars. Tests show they had been picked in 288 BCE.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Kuckle bones used as a game or for fortune telling.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Wooden spoon.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Some of the 400 amphorae from the wreck.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Chalk lid for an amphora.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Amphora with pitch lining.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Rigging reels.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Stones used to measure depth.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Rope.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Rigging rings made of lead.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Olive stones.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Inkwell.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Lead weights used for fishing.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Metal key.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Axe heads.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Burial site.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Jar found in a tomb near Kyrenia.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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3rd century Byzantine terracotta oil lamps.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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7th century heart shaped oil lamps.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Lusignan soldier (14th century) with a primitive machine gun.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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16th century Venetian soldier with an arquebus.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Ottoman soldier (16th century).
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
Site / Event : Castle
|
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Sailing boat by the castle walls.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
|
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Cyprus House reastaurant overlooks the sea.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
|
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Macaroni cheese, salad and yogurt.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
|
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Dips with spinach and meat.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
|
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View of the new city.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
|
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Boat at sea.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
|
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Man with a motorcycle.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Kyrenia
|
 |
The modern city.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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St Hillarion Castle is reached by a mountain road.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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St Hillarion Castle is set in the Kyrenia Mountains.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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St Hillarion Castle is one of three in the Kyrenia Mountains.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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The castle walls tower over the surrounding countryside.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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The castle dates from the 8th century and was built on the site of a monastery.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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The castle was built by the Byzantines (8th century) and extended by the Franks (1228) and converted to a palace.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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The entrance.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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The castle walls.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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The castle is extensive and on many levels.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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The inner gate.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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Trails and steps.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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Bastion on a craggy peak.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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The interior.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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View of a nearby peak.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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Square bastion.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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Small entrance.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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Watchtower.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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View from the watchtower.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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The kitchen and buttery.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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The kitchen.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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View from the kitchen.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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Isolated bastion.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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Visitors.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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The castle is made from local stone.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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Partial walls.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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View of Kyrenia.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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The coastal city of Kyrenia.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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The marina of Kyrenia.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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The castle / palace declined under the Venetians (1489).
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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Part of the middle level wall system.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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View from the middle level.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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Peter I, the King of Cyprus was assassinated here in 1369.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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Visitors from Iran.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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Former armoury.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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Accommodation area.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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The castle overlooks the pass between Nicosia and Kyrenia.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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Path to the top.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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Sheer cliffs.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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Dramatic view.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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High stone walls.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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Detail of the walls.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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Through a tunnel.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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Tunnel.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : St Hillarion Castle
|
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View from the upper castle.
|
2023 |
