Buffavento Castle

Buffavento Castle is a castle in . 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.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 934 metres (3,064 feet)
  • Description: castle in Northern Cyprus
  • Also known as
    “Voufavento”
    “Voufaventoh”
    “Vufavento”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Panagia Apsinthiotissa.
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or Absinthiotissa is a Greek… is situated 2 km west of Buffavento Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vouno and Koutsovendis.
is a village in the of Cyprus.
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or Koutsoventis is a village in the of . is situated 2½ km south of Buffavento Castle.
is a village in the of . is situated 3 km northeast of Buffavento Castle.

Buffavento Castle

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Latitude
35.2874° or 35° 17′ 15″ north
Longitude
33.41002° or 33° 24′ 36″ east
Open location code
8G7M7CP6+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 102190298
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
146676
Wiki­data ID
Q301376

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Uzbek—“Buffavento Castle” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Buffavento qəsri”
  • Basque: “Buffavento gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Buffavento”
  • Cebuano: “Voufavénto”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Buffavento”
  • French: “Château de Buffavento”
  • Georgian: “ბუფავენტოს ციხე”
  • German: “Buffavento Burg”
  • German: “Buffavento”
  • Greek: “Voufavénto”
  • Greek: “Βουφαβέντο”
  • Hungarian: “Buffaventói vár”
  • Italian: “Buffavento”
  • Korean: “부파벤토성”
  • Lithuanian: “Bufaventas”
  • Malayalam: “ബഫവെന്റോ കാസിൽ”
  • Persian: “بوفاونتو”
  • Polish: “Zamek Buffavento”
  • Russian: “Буффавенто”
  • Russian: “замок Буффавенто”
  • Slovenian: “grad Buffavento”
  • Spanish: “Buffavento”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Buffavento”
  • Swedish: “Voufavénto”
  • Turkish: “Bufavento Kalesi”
  • Turkish: “Buffavanto”
  • Ukrainian: “Буффавенто”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ بوفاونتو”
  • Uzbek: “Buffavento”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sychari and Agios Epiktitos.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Buffavento kalesi and Taşkent Buffavento Trail.

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