贝拉佩斯修道院

北塞浦路斯，是一个回教的国度。南北分裂圣战之后，所有非回教的东西通通都要消灭。若是幸存的教堂，也早已改变用途成为清新寺了。这一次的塞浦路斯之行，我们参加了当地的一天团前往北塞浦路斯的海边城市 Kyrenia，在进入城区之前，旅游巴停在市郊的一个依山建筑的小村庄，名字叫 Bella Pais，目的，就是参观这一个修道院的遗址。当时，土耳其族裔的人的确对天主教恨之入骨，大大的氛道院被拆得体无完肤，但从残骸之中，我们其实是可以幻想到以前的修道院是多么的宏伟。还有，修道院幸存了一小幅的画，相信这是一个神蹟吧。另，从位于高山的修道院望出去，一望无际的海景，可是美丽，亦是令这一个景点受游客欢迎的其中一个原因。

这个位于北塞的修道院风景也很漂亮，门票 7 里拉，在这里只要30分钟的时候就够了，喝个水，休息一下，看看这个历史悠久的修道院也是一种不错的选择

The food wad brilliant and was great that they provided a taxi free of charge to and from the restaurant

A beautiful ruin with gorgeous views. I wish there had been more explanation or details, but this seemed to be typical for many of the sites I visited in northern Cyprus. Don't forget to stop for coffee or tea at the little cafe on the left as you enter (not the monastery cafe). The older gentleman at the cafe is a fixture and a delight to visit with.

The weather wasn't good, but the trip into the hills was worth it. The monastery is relatively intact and the chapel is a good example of a facility "in the raw" - not cleaned up for the benefit of visitors

I was in Bellapais in October 14 but didn't visit the monastery on this occasion but remember it being interesting when I did visit. Definitely worth a trip to Bellapais

A must visit when visiting N Cyprus, beautiful location and surroundings. Loved the views if Kyrenia from the Monestary and the quaint little town of Bellapais.

It is an amazing example of Gothic art and holds a special place in the island’s architectural inherence. The monastery’s spectacular ruins are very atmospheric, it is well preserved, with wonderful views and the village itself is lovely. The Medieval Temple has taken its name from the French “Abbaye de la Paix”.Getting here:Locate 3 miles east of Kyrenia, on the slopes of the Five-finger mountain-range (Pentadaktilos).No buses go to this monastery but it is worth the taxi fare! It is an hour’s walk each way, but I would not recommend going on foot unless you are sure where you are going. On a clear day if you are lucky enough you can see the coasts of Turkey

We drove up to the Abbey one morning and were two of maybe only half a dozen people there. It was so quiet and peaceful and the views of the coast were stunning.

Up in the mountains in the village of Bellapaise is a wounderfull place to hear the concerts ,the music fills the worm night air in the mountains, there is also a very fine resaurant adjoining so do both a perfect end to the day.

We ate in a restaurant that faced the Monastery which was flood lit and really beautiful unlike our meal! It is really worth a trip to the Monastery during the daytime (which we had done previously) and there are several restaurants nearby.

Monastery is set on a hill so amazing views from here. Interesting ruins and brilliant acoustics. Would be good to hear a concert here. Once you have seen the monastery there is not much else to do here. Can have a drink in one of the cafes.

This is a great place to come and visit while in Northern Cyprus. The surrounding village has real character and offers nice cafes and local craft shops. The people in the surrounding area were all welcoming and polite. The Abbey/Monastery is quite well preserved and offers a good insight into how the place would have functioned and the grounds contain some lovely fruit trees which offer colour and life. It's not a 5/5 place because, as with many places in Cyprus the materials used for restoration and to allow it to be open to the public are not really very sympathetic to the building. Too much concrete and some pretty ugly hand rails give it the feeling of a cheap job. Again, like many places we visited in Cyprus there is also very little information and historical context available. Ignoring that, it's a lovely place in a very nice village and worth a trip.

A fantastic place to visit, in the heart of a beautiful village with plenty of restaurants surrounding it and on a clear day views over to Turkey. No wonder so many use it as a setting for weddings and musical evenings!

This is an old must see gothic place. beautifiul stone craftmanship, superb view of Girne and a cosy town around. Monastry is from 12th centurty.