Kantara castle and the magnificent view along the coast
Photograph: Richard Chamberlain, 1954. pht_RC_131. "Kantara castle and the magnificent view along the coast". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized.
English, as on the record
View from Kantara Castle towards the North coast of Cyprus.
Inscription, as transcribed by CVAR
The Mountain Castles--Cyprus. St Hilarian, Kantara & Buffavento and views from the top of them. The mountain Castles--Cyprus on the Kyrenia range were originally used as signal stations because the enemy could be seen so far away. Kantara castle and the magnificent view along the coast
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