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Part of the defensive chain against the Arab raids...
'DEFIER OF WINDS'
Buffavento (954 metres) is the second highest peak of the Kyrenia range, but it is the most spectacular.
LEGEND
1 : Wall
2 : Cistern
3 : Barbican
4 : Stairs
5 : Wall
6 : Square
7 : Cistern
A :
Entrance (tower)
B-C : Buildings
D : Main building, lower ward
E : Round tower
F : Signal tower
G : Barracks
H-I : Royal apartments
J : Building
"Our
knowledge of the castle is so scanty that the Department of Antiquities
(TRNC) has not even produced a booklet on it..."
