Stop slideshow Index Stop slideshow
South-East View of Kolossi Castle, Kolossi, Cyprus | Cyprus - Southwest (IMG_2321.jpg)

South-East View of Kolossi Castle, Kolossi, Cyprus

Owing to rivalry among the factions in the Crusader Kingdom of Cyprus, the castle was taken by the Knights Templar in 1306, but returned to the Hospitallers in 1313 following the abolition of the Templars. The present castle was built in 1454 by the Hospitallers under the Commander of Kolossi, Louis de Magnac, whose coat-of-arms can be seen carved into the castle's walls. The castle today consists of a single three-storey keep with an attached rectangular enclosure or bailey about 30 by 40 m (98 by 131 ft).
Copyright © Yair Karelic Photography. All rights reserved