Monasteries, Castles & Walks

The second day of walking saw us start by tackling steps up to the highest of the Crusader castles, at just under 1000m (though we only had to walk the last few hundred! )
A steep climb, apparently you could see North, East & South coasts from there – and even mainland Turkey on a clear day. Or so we were assured!
Then a walk, through a forest – all the flowers just coming in to bloom, lunch, and onwards, past the very ruined Armenian Monastery ( not allowed in, due to recent collapses), and on to the end. Dinner that night in a sea front restaurant (though we sat inside, as warm though it’s been during the day, it is still early April)
Yesterday saw us starting in a cave, before heading to Kantara castle definitely the most photogenic of all those so far. It wads a shorter walk, starting after lunch, mostly down hill (apart from the little big hill near the end) ending up on the beach, where paddling and beer was my preferred choice 🙂
Dinner in The Tree of Idleness restaurant in Bellapgais village.

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