Historic Cyprus

Kanakaria Monastery

Monastery · Lythrangomi · Famagusta

North of the island

Kanakaria Monastery stands near the village of Lythrangomi, Famagusta District.

The church goes back to a 6th-century Early Christian basilica, from which the celebrated apse mosaic survived.

Periods: Early Christian, Byzantine.

Check the admission fee on site.

The site lies in the northern part of the island, which has not been under the control of the Republic of Cyprus since 1974. It is reached through the official crossing points.

Type
Monastery
Period
Early Christian, Byzantine
District
Famagusta
Coordinates
35.478397, 34.165064 — Open on the map

Compiled from open sources, including OpenStreetMap, and not yet verified on site.