A rather spectacular castle is one located in Northern Cyprus called St Hilarion Castle, perched dramatically on a 700-metre high outcrop of the Besparmak Mountain range that runs for 160 km along ...

A fire at the centuries old Saint Hilarion castle on Pentadaktylos mountain has destroyed the roof and floor of a hall used as a cafeteria but has spared other areas, Turkish Cypriot media reported on ...

Soar over St. Hilarion Castle in the Kyrenia Mountains, Cyprus, a breathtaking fortress that clings to the limestone crags 732 meters above the Mediterranean Sea. Often called the "Fairytale Castle," ...

A fire at Saint Hilarion castle on the Pentadaktylos mountain has damaged a centuries’ old building which was being used as a cafeteria, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Wednesday. Reports said the ...

Scan the timeline of Cyprus's history and you could take your pick of invasion and upheaval. For centuries it was a steppingstone between Europe and the Middle East, with almost every East ...

In Christian calendars, today is the feast-day of St Hilarion, born in 291 AD, near Gaza. He sounds as if he had a sense of humour. Given his name, he might even have become the patron saint of ...