Kantara Castle, Trikomo

Name: Kantara Castle
Address: Trikomo, Cyprus

#1 among attractions in Trikomo

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Kantara Castle is a castle in Northern Cyprus. The exact date of its construction remains unknown, the most plausible theory being the Byzantine period. It combines Byzantine and Frankish architectural elements, became derelict in 1525 and was dismantled in 1560. It gave its name to the nearby Kantara monastery. ()

Local name: Κάστρο της Καντάρας Architectural style: Byzantine architectureCoordinates: 35°24'24"N, 33°55'25"E

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Kantara Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kantara monastery, Kaplıca.

2 miSW
Monastery
Kantara monastery
52 min walk • Kantara monastery is a monastery in Cyprus dedicated to Panagia Kantariotissa, or Our Lady of Kantara. It lies on the southern slopes of the Northern Range Cyprus at an altitude of 550 m near the villages of Davlos and Ardana and is also near Kantara Castle, from which it took its name. The name is of Arabic origin.
1.4 miNW
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Kaplıca
35 min walk • Davlos is a village in Cyprus, located on the northern coast, east of Kyrenia, near Kantara Castle. It is under de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

Kantara Castle, Trikomo

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Kantara Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Kantara monastery

Kaplıca