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PMR505-08 Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia: view of part of the harbour with fishermen and the Kyrenia Mountains in the background. Keywords: Girne, reflections, fishing boats
PMR504-04 Cyprus (North): St. Hilarion Castle, "a picture-book castle for elf-kings" (Rose Macaulay). Named after a seventh-century hermit, the almost impregnable site has been a monastery, a fortress and a royal palace, occupied by Crusaders, Lusignans, Byzantines, Venetians and lastly used as a Turkish retreat from EOKA attacks in 1964. Here: view of Girne/Kyrenia, with a few blackened trees still visible from the great bush fire of 1995. Keywords: rocky pinnacle, crag, commanding view, ruined castle, fortifications
PMR504-03 Cyprus (North): St. Hilarion Castle, "a picture-book castle for elf-kings" (Rose Macaulay). Named after a seventh-century hermit, the almost impregnable site has been a monastery, a fortress and a royal palace, occupied by Crusaders, Lusignans, Byzantines, Venetians and lastly used as a Turkish retreat from EOKA attacks in 1964. Here: view of Girne/Kyrenia and the north coastal plain. Keywords: rocky pinnacle, fortifications, ruined castle, commanding view, crag
PMR502-09 Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia: modern fountain with dove motif in the centre of town. Keywords: Girne, sculpture
PMR502-08 Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia Castle, built by the Byzantines on a Roman site, and extended by the Lusignans and then the Venetians, the castle has never been taken by force due to its massive defences. View from the east with palm tree and Giant Fennel (Ferula communis) in the foreground. Keywords: fortress, fort, fortified castle, crenellations, Girne
PMR502-07 Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia Castle, built by the Byzantines on a Roman site, and extended by the Lusignans and then the Venetians, the castle has never been taken by force due to its massive defences. View from the east; the ancient harbour was to the left of the picture. Keywords: fortress, fort, fortified castle, crenellations, Girne
PMR502-06 Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia Castle, built by the Byzantines on a Roman site, and extended by the Lusignans and then the Venetians, the castle has never been taken by force due to its massive defences. View of the south-east bastion with the ancient harbour in the foreground. Keywords: fortress, fort, fortified castle, crenellations, Girne
PMR502-03 Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia: partial view of the harbour from the castle entrance, with Indian Bead Tree (Melia azedarach) to the right. Keywords: Mediterranean flora, sailing boats, fishing boats, port
PMR502-02 Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia Castle, built by the Byzantines on a Roman site, and extended by the Lusignans and then the Venetians, the castle has never been taken by force due to its massive defences. View of the interior with colourful Crown Marigolds (Chrysanthemum coronarium) and Corn Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) in the foreground. Keywords: fortress, fort, fortified castle, crenellations, Girne, Mediterranean flora, spring flowers
PMR502-01 Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia Castle, built by the Byzantines on a Roman site, and extended by the Lusignans and then the Venetians, the castle has never been taken by force due to its massive defences. View of the interior with palm tree in the foreground. Keywords: fortress, fort, fortified castle, crenellations, Girne
PMR501-12 Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia: harbour view from the castle walls with the chain tower in the centre, from which a chain could be stretched to close the entrance. Keywords: Girne, fishing boats, sailing ships, port
PMR501-11 Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia: harbour view from the castle walls with Mallow-leaved Bindweed (Convolvulus althaeoides) in the foreground. Keywords: Girne, fishing boats, sailing ships, port, Mediterranean flora
PMR501-10 Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia Castle, built by the Byzantines on a Roman site, and extended by the Lusignans and then the Venetians, the castle has never been taken by force due to its massive defences. View of the interior, with the chapel of St. George just visible below the flag. Keywords: fortress, fort, fortified castle, crenellations
PMR501-09 Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia Castle, built by the Byzantines on a Roman site, and extended by the Lusignans and then the Venetians, the castle has never been taken by force due to its massive defences. Here: roof of the Byzantine chapel of St. George, squeezed between the Byzantine bastion and the newer Venetian bastion of the castle. Keywords: fortress, crenellations, fortified castle, fort
PMR501-08 Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia: harbour view from the castle walls with the chain tower (from which a chain could be slung across the entrance to the harbour) and a traditional Turkish sailing vessel. Keywords: Girne, Turkish sailing ship
PMR501-06 Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia: view of the harbour and quayside from the castle walls, including the whole basin and the small boat moorings. Keywords: Girne, quayside, fishing boats, sailing boats, port
PMR501-05 Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia: harbour view with the chain tower (from which a chain could be slung across the harbour entrance), and restaurant tables in the foreground. Keywords: Girne, port, sailing boats, fishing boats
PMR501-04 Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia: harbour view with north-west bastion of the castle. Keywords: Girne, port, sailing boats, fishing boats
PMR501-03 Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia: ancient burial holes under a restaurant in the centre of the town. Keywords: Girne, archeology, tombs

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