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Buffavento Castle

Buffavento Mountain, Kyrenia, Cyprus
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Ranked #5 of 9 attractions in Kyrenia
4.5 of 5 stars 16 Reviews
Type: Castles
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istanbul
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012
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Breathtaking views and a good exercise to walk up all those stairs.Make sure you have a bottle of water with you.

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Doncaster, United Kingdom
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012
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Requires a good deal of stamina and a good head for heights. Views are brilliant but you have to walk up the mountainside to get them. Not for the feinthearted. Take a camera!!!!

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Berkshire, England
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012
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In my view, the most spectacular of the three castles in the Kyenia area. The road up is quite hairy - a good surface but narrow in places and a sheer drop for some of the upward journey. You have to pray you meet nothing coming in the other direction! The hike up to the castle from thje car park... More

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Igualada, Spain
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107 reviews 107 reviews
Reviews in 34 cities Reviews in 34 cities
35 helpful votes 35 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012
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This castle should be considered a hiking/trekking excursion rather than a tourist attraction. The views are stunning, but it is difficult to find your way if you come from Nicosia by car, as when you arrive at the base of the castle, the castle itself is 200 m above your head!!! We had to drive back our way and reach... More

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Ipswich
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2012

Not recommende if you are not confident driving on a cliff edge road with no barriers. Very long walk which as pensioners my husband and I were not up to. Apparently orchids and tulips can be foun flowering there.

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Bucuresti
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54 reviews 54 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 March 2012
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There are two ways to get to this castle from Girne/Kyrenia. There is a shorter road of approximately 18 km, but narrower, winding and with less traffic. But I would take the longer one of more than 30 km that could be faster. Anyway the last part is the same: a very narrow road that can fit only one car,... More

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Paphos, Cyprus
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4 reviews 4 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2012

bit far from Kyrenia, but if you have more time to travel around , nice place to enjoy the views form the top of the mountain

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Fethiye, Turkey
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76 reviews 76 reviews
Reviews in 24 cities Reviews in 24 cities
33 helpful votes 33 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2012
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I like hiking ,I hiked to place from bes parmak mountains

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Hereford, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2012
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This is the highest of the Crusader Castles in Northern Cyprus and is well worth the rather 'hairy' drive. The views are stunning. Touch the clouds!!

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See 4 more reviews by Susan998 for Kyrenia
Kyrenia, Cyprus
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2012

One of the 3 Great castles, 10 minutes from Kyrenia, well worth the climb

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