Ágios Andréas
Ágios Andréas is a ruin in Ágios Epíktitos, Keryneia. Ágios Andréas is situated nearby to the village Klepini, as well as near the town Agios Epiktitos.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buffavento Castle and Panagia Apsinthiotissa.
Buffavento Castle
Historic site
Photo: Dickelbers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buffavento Castle is a castle in Northern Cyprus. The exact date of its construction remains unknown, the most plausible theory being the Byzantine period. It combines Byzantine and Frankish architectural elements. It fell into disuse in the 14th century. Buffavento Castle is situated 1½ km south of Ágios Andréas.
Panagia Apsinthiotissa
Building
Panagia Apsinthiotissa or Absinthiotissa is a Greek Orthodox monastery located at the southern foot of the Pentadaktylos range in the Republic of Cyprus. Panagia Apsinthiotissa is situated 2½ km southwest of Ágios Andréas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Klepini and Agios Epiktitos.
Klepini
Village
Klepini is a village in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. Klepini is situated 2½ km east of Ágios Andréas.
Agios Epiktitos
Town
Agios Epiktitos is a village in Cyprus, located 6 km east of Kyrenia. Agios Epiktitos, is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.The village was named after an ascetic monk who fled the Saracens in Palestine in the 9th Century and was a colleague of Saint Ambrose of Kyrenia who gave his name to a village close by. Agios Epiktitos is situated 2½ km northwest of Ágios Andréas.
Vouno
Village
Vouno is a village in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus. De facto, it is under the control of Northern Cyprus. Its population in 2011 was 299. The village of Vouno is located 10 kilometres north of Nicosia in Cyprus. Vouno is situated 3½ km southwest of Ágios Andréas.
Ágios Andréas
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Agios Andreas” and “Ayios Andreas”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Ágios Epíktitos, Keryneia, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.30091° or 35° 18′ 3″ northLongitude
33.40627° or 33° 24′ 23″ eastElevation
227 metres (745 feet)Open location code
8G7M8C24+9GGeoNames ID
20078
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In Other Languages
“Ágios Andréas” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ágios Andréas”
- Greek: “Άγιος Ανδρέας”
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