Location / Area
GPS coordinates: N 35° 21' 4.51" E 33° 10' 27.48"
Latitude: 35.35125°
Longitude: 33.17430°
St Hilarion Castle, Kyrenia - Girne
The castle is named after St. Hilarion, a hermit monk who fled from persecution in the Holy Land and lived and died in a cave on the mountain. Later in the 10th century the Byzantines built a church and monastery here.
The Palace of Vouni
The main thing that The Palace of Vouni has going for it, after a brief life of eighty years (about 480-400 BC), is the journey there. I set out with my wife and our friends on a warm sunny morning - 13th January 2001, travelling out on the Lapta road. There is the sea on your right and the mountains on your left, but the real scenery begins beyond Lapta, where it becomes greener, and then, as the road goes up into the mountains, it becomes unexpectedly spectacular.
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How to reach us
Flights
Direct Flights to Larnaca Airport (LCA) are available from all major airports. Alternatively you can fly to Ercan(ECN) Airport from major airport in the UK, Turkey and Germany.
Manolya Hotel is 40 minutes from Ercan Airport. On leaving the airport follow signs to Kyrenia(Girne) after approximately 30 minutes, you will drive down the hill into Kyrenia(Girne) with views of the harbour directly in front of you. At the first roundabout turn left and follow signs for Lapta after 10 kms you will find us on the main road on your right. TRANSFERS FROM Ercan TO Manolya Hotel £50.00 RETURN. The distance to the hotel is 40 kms and takes around 40 minutes.
Directions from Larnaca airport to Kyrenia. Come out of Larnaca airport and turn left at the roundabout, go over the next roundabout and on to the next turn right follow the road with directions to Nicosia. When you get to the outskirts of you will see the Cyprus Stock Exchange junction 3 on your right, turn left onto the Strovolos road here, follow this road all the way, you will see signs for Kyrenia along this road. Go straight on at all roundabouts until you go up a hill and at the top is a T-junction you will, you will see a big church on the right, turn right, follow this road until you get to a roundabout, this only has 3 exits, so take the one in front of you, you will have the Coca Cola factory on your right about 200 yards up the road, at the set of traffic lights opposite the Coke factory turn left, go to the bottom of this road and you will find the border, on the TRNC side it is called Kermia, . You will need car insurance to enter the TRNC, this can be purchased at the border, the GC insurance does not cover your car over there, it costs £10 for 3 days and £15 for a month.Follow signs from Metehan(Kermia) to Kyrenia(Girne) you will drive down the hill into Kyrenia(Girne) with views of the harbour directly in front of you. At the first roundabout turn left and follow signs for Lapta after 10 kms you will find us on the main road on your right. TRANSFERS FROM LARNACA TO Manolya Hotel £80.00 RETURN. The distance to the hotel is takes around 1hour and 15 minutes.
Directions from Paphos
Turn left out of the airport.
Follow signs for lemesos this will bring you on to the A6 it is about 50kms to Lemasos (Limassol).
When you get to Lemesos go straight over every roundabout and follow signs to Lefkosia this is about 75 kms on the A1
When approaching Lefkosia (Nicosia) you need to get off at junction 3 there is a football stadium on the left just before the junction, there is a sign for Kyrenia here.
Turn left onto the Strovolos road here, follow this road all the way, you will see signs for Kyrenia along this road. Go straight on at all roundabouts until you go up a hill and at the top is a T-junction you will see a big church on the right, turn right, follow this road until you get to a roundabout, this only has 3 exits, so take the one in front of you, you will have the Coca Cola factory on your right about 200 yards up the road, at the set of traffic lights opposite the Coke factory turn left, go to the bottom of this road and you will find the border, on the TRNC side it is called Kermia, . You will need car insurance to enter the TRNC, this can be purchased at the border.
TRANSFERS FROM PAPHOS TO KYRENIA AREA £140.00 RETURN.
The total journey to Kyrenia is 190 kms and should take you around 2.5 hours.
Your personal route
You may use Google Maps to find the best car route to the hotel: Route to "Lapta-Girne via Mersin -10 Turkey, Kyrenia". Just click the link and enter the starting point.
How to reach us from the airport
Kyrenia is north of the island,the prettiest and most unspoilt part of Cyprus. Located south of Turkey third largest in the Mediterranean. Kyrenia range is characterised by a unique blend of mountains,plains and beaches. History abounds everywhere from the three great Crusader castles built in the time of Richard the Lionheart, to the Roman ruins of Salamis and Belapais Abbey. Manolya Hotel is 10 minutes drive west of Kyrenia town.
The one and only airport to Northern Cyprus is Ercan airport,45 minutes taxi ride. All flights to Northern Cyprus come via Turkey with a short stop at Antalya,Izmir,Dalaman or Istanbul airport.
How to reach us by means of public transport
We can arrange a Mercedes taxi to collect you from the airport and bring you to Manolya Hotel for 25 GBP,which you pay the driver direct. You will look out for your name board when you arrive at Ercan airport. We are not travel agents,we sell our rooms direct online and book your flight on your behalf. It is recommended to get your own travel insurance.
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