Palace / CastleOthello Tower

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Details Palace / Castle Othello Tower

Canbulat Yolu, Famagusta

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Surroundings Lala Mustafa Pasa Mosque(0.2 miles), D & B Café(0.2 miles), Famagusta Historic Trail(0.5 miles), Haci'nin Yeri(0.6 miles), Varosha(1.3 miles), Salamis ruins(4.6 miles), St Barnabas Monastery and Museum(4.8 miles), Vryssi A(4.9 miles), Louma(4.9 miles), Green Bay(5 miles)

Description The Othello tower, or citadell, is a fortress that was built in the 13th century as part of the old city wall, which still encloses the Old Town of Fa [more]

Reviews Palace / Castle Othello Tower

Fritzthecat(42)
Essex, United Kingdom

95%

so-so

[Fritzthecat, 26/05/2008] Thanks to Shakespeare the so-called Othello tower in Famagusta is probably one of the most visited attractions in the Northern part of Cyprus. He used "a seaport in Cyprus" as a setting for his play, named the main character after a Venetian governor and a legend was born.