Cyprus Medieval Route

Faint rainbow over Famagusta
Faint rainbow over Famagusta
The church of St Mary of the Carmelites is situated in the north west corner of Famagusta.
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Panagia Tou Sinti Monastery - church dome
Arch of the church of St Mary of the Carmelites is situated in the north west corner of Famagusta.
Bas relief of St Mark's Lion - courtyard of Othello Castle (Othello's Tower) in Famagusta, Cyprus. Built by the Lusignans in the 14th century, later modified by the Venetians.
Panagia Tou Sinti Monastery - church dome
Panagia Tou Sinti Monastery is situated on the banks of the Xeros River in Pentalia, and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary (Panagia) of Sinti.
Famagousta, Cyprus
Famagousta, Cyprus
Interior of Paphos Fort - (Pafos) at Paphos on the southwest coast of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
Beautiful sea water on southwest coast of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
The church of St Mary of the Carmelites is situated in the north west corner of Famagusta.
The church of St Mary of the Carmelites is situated in the north west corner of Famagusta.
The church of St Mary of the Carmelites is situated in the north west corner of Famagusta.
The church of St Mary of the Carmelites is situated in the north west corner of Famagusta.
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Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque (former St. Nicholas Cathedral), view from the ravelin of the city wall in Famagusta, Cyprus
Kolossi Castle is a former Crusader stronghold on the south-west edge of Kolossi village 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of the city of Limassol on the island of Cyprus. It held great strategic importance in the Middle Ages, and contained large facilities for the production of sugar from the local sugarcane, one of Cyprus's main exports in the period. The original castle was possibly built in 1210 by the Frankish military, when the land of Kolossi was given by King Hugh I to the Knights of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (Hospitallers).[2]
Interior of Larnaca Castle, located on the southern coast of Cyprus. It was constructed to defend the southern coast of Cyprus and the harbour town of Larnaca and was later used as an artillery station, prison, and a museum.
Chapelle Royale – door - in Pyrga, the chapel built in 1421 by the Lusignan King Janus, his wife, Charlotte de Bourbon
The church of St Mary of the Carmelites is situated in the north west corner of Famagusta.
Great hall of Othello Castle (Othello's Tower) in Famagusta, Cyprus. Built by the Lusignans in the 14th century, later modified by the Venetians. The castle was named after a Venetian governor in 1506. Shakespeare's play Othello which is believed to be written in 1603 might have taken its name from this castle.
Paphos Fort - (Pafos) at Paphos on the southwest coast of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
Larnaca Castle, located on the southern coast of Cyprus. It was constructed to defend the southern coast of Cyprus and the harbour town of Larnaca and was later used as an artillery station, prison, and a museum.
Interior of Paphos Fort - (Pafos) at Paphos on the southwest coast of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
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Cyprus (officially called the Republic of Cyprus) is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean, located southeast of Greece. Like Greece, the scenery is stunning and the people are wonderful and the food spectacular. With its long history the country is filled with remnants of times past – bridges, medieval city walls, castles, churches, cathedrals and amphitheatres. There are also the places of legends and myths – like the birthplace of Aphrodite – that are beautiful and fascinating to photograph. From the Cyprus Copper route to the wine route, the small island is loaded with interest and beauty.

In 2013 I was invited to photograph the Medieval route for the Cyprus tourist board in New York. That exhibition was shown in New York, in Toronto, Canada 2015 and in Havana, Cuba 2017.