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arrived from Palestine. Since then attested-to miracles range from curing blindness and
epilepsy to healing the crippled and granting extraordinary wishes.
Before 1974 the monastery was well supported by its devotees and pilgrims but since
then - isolated from its patrons and with only a few Greek Cypriot caretakers - the great
monastery began a slow and steady deterioration. Turkish Cypriot authorities began to al-
low a small number of pilgrims to enter the North on organised visits to the monastery
from 1996. Today, with the border crossings opened, the pilgrimage is far simpler and the
faithful can visit this site of holy miracles unescorted.
Zafer Burnu (Cape Apostolos Andreas)
A mere 3km from Apostolos Andreas monastery, along a dirt track, is the easternmost tip
of Cyprus. From here you can see the cluster of rocky isles known collectively as the
Kleides
(The Keys).
The neolithic site of
Kastros
was once located here. Later, the ancient Greeks built a
temple to Aphrodite, of which nothing remains. If you happen to have a 4WD, you can
take the rougher northern track back to Dipkarpaz, though it can be particularly difficult in
wet weather.
