Kyrenia’s Historic Waterfront and Sacred Places
Kyrenia · Cyprus
- Audio guide
- 4 languages
- Offline
Walk through Kyrenia’s layered history, beginning at Girne Kalesi castle and continuing along Kyrenia Harbour and Girne Historic Lighthouse. Along the way, Archangel Michael church and Ağa Cafer Pasha Mosque show how religious places form part of the town’s heritage. A ruined tower and the Ship memorial add reminders of Kyrenia’s changing past, while Peace Park offers a reflective final stop. Take this walk to connect fortifications, waterfront landmarks, religious buildings, remembrance and public green space in one route.
The walk
Stops 1–6 of 8. The rest are in the app.
Kyrenia Castle
A Byzantine stronghold rebuilt by Venetians, now holding a remarkably old shipwreck.
Kyrenia Harbour
A harbour shaped by ancient sea trade, Roman walls, and the long shadow of its fortress.
Girne Historic Lighthouse
Girne Historic Lighthouse, an attraction in Kyrenia, Cyprus.
Archangel Michael Church
Archangel Michael is an Orthodox Christian church in Kyrenia, Cyprus.
Ruined Tower
Ruined tower and tourism attraction in Kyrenia, Cyprus
Ağa Cafer Pasha Mosque
A mosque and Muslim place of worship in Kyrenia, Cyprus.
Stop 7
Stop 8
- 2 more stops in the app
Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places
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How a walk works
2 more stops in the app
This page shows the first 6 of 8 stops. The rest of the walk, and the guide who narrates it, are in the app.
Pick a walk
Every stop is a real place, already in walking order.
Pocket your phone
Follow the line on the live map, or download the walk before you lose signal.
Listen as you arrive
On a narrated walk the story starts on its own at each stop, so your eyes stay on the place.
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A guide who talks
Narration at every stop, starting on its own as you arrive — phone in your pocket.
The route, followed
A live map with the turns called out, and a way back whenever you wander off it.
In four languages
English, French, Spanish and Arabic — the words and the voice, not just the labels.
Or build your own
Pick the places you actually want and the app works out the order to walk them in.
The unglamorous things
Toilets, pharmacies, cash points and water, without leaving the walk.
No signal needed
Download a walk before you go and it works under a souk roof or on a plane.
Picks up where you left off
Stop for lunch, come back tomorrow, and the walk is exactly where you left it.