Famagusta Walled City

01 - Venetian Fortifications: Land Gate and Ravelin

The Venetian walls and fortifications that surround the historic town are a superlative example of Renaissance military architecture. They were built between 1495-1564, incorporating the existing medieval Lusignan walls and towers, which were dramatically reduced in height, remodeled and strengthened. The great bastion of the Land Gate – also ... more info >>

02 - Kızıl Hamam (Scarlet Bath)

The foundations of this 16th-century Ottoman bathhouse, or hamam, are visible to the right at the corner of Suphi Ezel Street, on the way to the Carmelite and Armenian Churches. Interactive Map>>

03 - Kuru Çeşme (Dry Fountain)

This restored  17th-century Ottoman fountain is incorporated into the Venetian walling, just down from the Kizil Hamam on the opposite side of Kuru Cesme Street. Interactive Map>>

04 - Nestorian Church

A short detour off the main road and across the small parking lot to the right, leads to the so-called Nestorian Church. The identification of this building as such, is based solely on medieval sources, which testify to the extraordinary wealth of the Nestorian merchant community of Famagusta. Syriac ... more info >>

05 - Church of St. Anne

The small and well-proportioned Church of St Anne presents a number of distinctly Gothic elements. It closely resembles the Carmelite church in style and, therefore, probably dates from the same period of the 1300s. Due to its location in what is thought to have been the sector of the ... more info >>

06 - Tanners Mosque

This 15th century former church is known today as the Tanners’ Mosque. Judging from its location in the Oriental sector, it likely originally belonged to one of the groups of Oriental Christians, such as the Melkites or Jacobites. It was converted into a mosque by the Ottomans.  It presents ... more info >>

07 - Carmelite Church (St. Mary of Carmel)

In a field across the road from the Tanners’ mosque are the ruins of the Carmelite Church. It is here that St Peter Thomas, Carmelite friar, patriarch of Constantinople and papal legate to the East, was buried in 1366. Fragments of the church's medieval paintings are still visible, showing, ... more info >>

08 - Armenian Church

Adjacent to the Carmelite Church is the smaller, better preserved Armenian Church. Judging by style, it appears to date from the 1360s. Fragments of medieval wall paintings survive inside, as do Armenian inscriptions on the exterior walls. Interactive Map >>

09 - Martineno Bastion

A short walk up the rampart just behind the Armenian Church takes visitors to the top of the Martinengo Bastion. Here one obtains a sweeping view of the dry moat and modern town. Interactive Map >>

10 - Kertikli Hamam (Notched Bath)

Heading back to town, along Nami Efendi Street, one passes through a residential area. The Kertikli Hamam is a 16th-century bathhouse which was built by the Ottomans not long after their arrival. Evidence suggests that it was built on the foundations of a medieval structure. Although ruinous, its six ... more info >>