Bellapais Abbey

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Bellapais Abbey
Religion
Affiliation	Catholic
Location
Location	Cyprus
Geographic coordinates	35°18′24″N 33°21′17″E / 35.3066°N 33.3547°E / 35.3066; 33.3547
Architecture
Type	Church

Bellapais Abbey (also spelled Bellapaïs^[1]) is the ruin of a monastery built by Canons Regular in the 13th century on the northern side of the small village of Bellapais, now in Turkish-controlled Northern Cyprus a breakaway state which is recognised only by Turkey in an area legally belonging to the Republic of Cyprus, about five kilometres from the town of Kyrenia. The ruin is at an altitude of 220 m above sea level, and commands a long view down to Kyrenia and the Mediterranean sea.

The site is also a museum, which hosts a restaurant and a cafe. The Abbey's refectory now serves as a venue for concerts and lectures. In early summer it is also a venue for a local music festival.

Opening hours from June to mid-September are 9 am to 7 pm; the winter hours are 9 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 4:45 pm. Opening hours from mid-September to May are 9 am to 5 pm. There is an admission charge of 50 TL.