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supporters and draw idle crowds of onlookers who like to sit and drink coffee or a cold beer, just as the villagers
did in Durrell's day. So pick your tree, sit idly by, and ponder.
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Festivals & Events
Bellapais Music Festival
MUSIC
Held annually during May and June, the festival takes place in and around Bellapais Ab-
bey. It consists of concerts, recitals and brass-band performances in the refectory. Look
out for event details in Kyrenia and around town.
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Eating
Paşa
TURKISH
(Zafer Caddesi; meals 12TL;
h
11am-10pm)
This teensy joint serves up cheap and cheerful portions of homemade flavour on Bel-
lapais' main road. Filling plates of
lahmacun
(Turkish pizza) and
mantı
(Turkish ravioli)
are dished up with large salads and lots of smiles.
Huzur Ağaç (Tree of Idleness) Restaurant
INTERNATIONAL
(
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815 3380; Zafer Caddesi; sandwiches & snacks 10-15TL, mains 20-35TL;
h
10am-11.30pm)
Across the road from Bellapais Abbey, the shady varanda at Huzur Ağaç is a great spot
for lunch with a menu of filling sandwiches, kebabs and classic Cypriot favourites. Out-
side is the 200-year-old Robinia which may (or not) be Lawrence Durrell's famed 'Tree of
Idleness'.
Tarihi Değirmen Historic Mill Cafe
CAFE
(Değirmen Sokak; mains 15-20TL;
h
11am-6pm)
Follow the signs from the road up Bellapais hill from the abbey and you'll find this cafe,
set in an old mill (with grinding machines on show) where locals once produced their
olive oil. It's a good option for coffee or cold drinks as well as snacks and traditional Cyp-
riot grills.
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Kybele
CYPRIOT
(Bellapais Abbey grounds; mains 30TL;
h
11am-11pm)
