Ancient & Historic Sites · Kyrenia region
Bellapais Abbey
Αββαείο Μπελαπάις
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About Bellapais Abbey
Bellapais Abbey is the ruin of a monastery built by canons regular in the 13th century on the northern side of the small village of Bellapais, in Northern Cyprus, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Kyrenia. The ruin is at an altitude of 220 m (720 ft) above sea level, and commands a long view down to Kyrenia and the Mediterranean sea.
1754, public domain, Alexander Drummond · source
