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Catherine W

51 contributions

A lovely place but not taken care of at all…

Apr 2024 • Friends

The Monastery itself is lovely if poorly maintained .
On the day we visited the museum was shut so I cannot comment on that. I thought it both sad and disrespectful that there was no protection from the many birds that seemed to live in this former church. Many of the icons were splattered with bird poo which is damaging their painted surface. It was in total contrast to the many former churches now mosques that we visited later on in Famagusta which are lovingly cared for.

Written 17 April 2024

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David S

Leicester, UK24 contributions

Great place to visit

May 2018 • Couples

Pleasant village and Monastery, allow at least half a day. Lots of little shops and nice looking restaurants/bars.

Written 5 June 2018

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Anex

Kristinehamn, Sweden53 contributions

Guided tour

Mar 2020

Visited with guide, who choose what to do. Excellent choice, too. There are so many interesting old sites to visit.

Written 13 April 2020

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Ann H

York, UK2,524 contributions

Pretty for a short visit

Nov 2019

We had not visited here for many years but decided to remind ourselves of its history on our recent holiday. There are rooms showing exhibitions of artifacts from all different eras of history which was very interesting and these skirt a beautiful, peaceful courtyard. There is a small cafe which is a new addition since our previous visit and the monastery itself has many frescoes still in amazing condition. Well worth a visit

Written 13 December 2019

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David L

Famagusta, Cyprus293 contributions

St Barnabas

Nov 2019 • Couples

Interesting place to visit. Museum of artifacts. Lots of earthware pots. Lot of paintings on the walls of the disciples. Tea room there. Can pass an hour away.

Written 6 November 2019

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Linda H

Yeovil, UK2,375 contributions

Well preserved, great pieces of pottery in the museum

Sept 2019

Loved it here. The icon museum was good but the archaeology museum was amazing. Great amount of finds of pots ,lamps etc.Amazing quality

Written 21 September 2019

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Albert B

Birmingham, UK125 contributions

Day trip

Jun 2019

Very interesting place to vist and see how it’s changed from when the monks where there and to see where st barnabas tomb is

Written 27 June 2019

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Lilyland

Lowestoft, UK1,169 contributions

Lovely Monastery

Nov 2018 • Solo

I went here on a coach trip... It was really interesting... There were lots of pictures to look at... There was also a café and a little gift shop there as well and toilets.

Written 3 May 2019

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mertkancy

Famagusta, Cyprus39 contributions

One of the few museums in Famagusta

Feb 2019 • Couples

The monestery has its vital importance in christianity. On top of that, there are also many well preserved paintings and freskos that are historically really important. Also the monestary has rooms for other historical elements from Cyprus it is one of the only archeological museum. Highly recommended

Written 3 March 2019

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Rescuedaisy

Doncaster96 contributions

Worth a visit

Jan 2019 • Couples

If you are interested in visiting ancient buildings you will like this. As most do it has an interesting history and is worth seeing. There are quite a few on the island to visit.

Written 8 February 2019

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