St Hilarion Castle & Bellapais Abbey Entrance

petecraig


Joined: 01/06/2009
Posts: 88

Message Posted:
31/07/2009 16:12

Can anyone tell me what if any the entry fees are for Bellapais Abbey and St Hilarion Castle



Thanks

Funinthesun


Joined: 17/03/2008
Posts: 48

Message Posted:
31/07/2009 16:35

I think they were 6 TL and Girne castle was 9TL.

Woodspeckie


Joined: 25/01/2009
Posts: 2263

Message Posted:
31/07/2009 16:38

12 tl Kyrenia, 4 tl for students and locals, a rip off for tourists it doesn't cost them more to maintain it than the locals.

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
31/07/2009 16:41

Try and tell them you're local/live here but left your passport at home.



Richard

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
31/07/2009 16:51

if you want to be classed as a local at hilarions then take a copy of your kochan, in your name, unless you have a kimlik card.

i had this argument with them a few weeks ago.

SidsPinkFloyd


Joined: 01/09/2008
Posts: 69

Message Posted:
31/07/2009 20:30

Firestarter

You've just answered a question that sprang to my mind

Keith

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
31/07/2009 22:58

fire starter, you must be trying to get to another planet climbing your way up from St. Hilarion Castle to Uranus, take your passport with the 'temporary visitor' stamp inside and that will suffice.



Richard

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
31/07/2009 23:01

brin,

our friends were here on holiday and wanted to go there, in the heat it nearly killed me!

the guy on the desk wanted either a kimlik or kochan nothing else would do for him.

i had the arguement and lost, even tried the trnc driving licence he wasn't having any of it.

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
31/07/2009 23:11

All I can say to that is you should've walked straight through without paying anything telling them to phone the Police! Never had a problem when my Mother was here 3 months ago. Just be assertive and call their bluff!



Richard

sissy


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 197

Message Posted:
01/08/2009 12:35

can anyone tell me what the ascent is like to Hilarion Castle, I would love to go up to see it but I have a problem with heights. We come over to Kyrenia often, but I cant bring myself to go up there.

Woodspeckie


Joined: 25/01/2009
Posts: 2263

Message Posted:
01/08/2009 12:43

Ok if you don't have a mobility problem although I have had two knee replacements and I am 70 I made it up there in January this year, just take your time you can always get back down. Lovely views up there even from the car park.

adagirl


Joined: 01/06/2009
Posts: 371

Message Posted:
01/08/2009 12:54

Why do people object to paying an entrance fee?



message 9:



Hope you are kidding!!!

Woodspeckie


Joined: 25/01/2009
Posts: 2263

Message Posted:
01/08/2009 13:08

I don't object to paying an entrance fee but think everyone should be charged the same, the entrance fee is for the upkeep of the castle but it doesn't cost more for that because you are a tourist.

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
01/08/2009 14:30

sissy,

i am also terrified of heights, some of it is a little scary but i managed it.

just cringed everytime anyone was close to an edge! just try not to look down, it works for me.

Treesy


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 406

Message Posted:
01/08/2009 14:36

I have always shown my pink health card (goes with your work permit) and this has always got me 'local price'. I appreciate the cheaper price as I visit these places avery time new visitors come. Which would add up if it was full price every time!

minertor



Joined: 14/02/2009
Posts: 1238

Message Posted:
01/08/2009 18:05

sissy, when you get near the top the steps are so small you can hardly get your foot on them. If you get to the top, the very top where the masts are, the view is worth the effort. Only done it once though.

sissy


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 197

Message Posted:
01/08/2009 19:44

thanks for all your replies, still feel a bit iffy about going up .Is there room for two cars to pass easily?

soyelcin


Joined: 01/06/2009
Posts: 91

Message Posted:
22/08/2009 09:36

what time is the last entrance please

pinkchilli


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 689

Message Posted:
22/08/2009 09:43

In many countries "locals" pay less. The tourists are paying the "normal" rate, the locals pay a subsidised rate. It happens in the UK.



Possibly this is because locals pay taxes that go towards paying for the upkeep.



It's not that the tourists are ripped-off. It's good value.

dalartokat


Joined: 14/04/2008
Posts: 734

Message Posted:
22/08/2009 10:05

Was there week 1-8th August and went to St Hilarion and Girne Castle, looking at my tickets now they don't specify which is which but one entrance fee was 7tl and the other 12tl. St Hilarion is a lovely place and we managed to park in the small car park right near the entrance but we got there quite early and was asked to move the car by a tour rep just a little so the coach could have room to turn around. Turned out to be a nonsense because when we came out another coach had parked right across and took up other parking spaces. You can park further down the hill and suggest flat shoes that grip. Nice place to sit and look at the views from the gift shop. I could have sat there all day it was breezy and cool.



We also paid 2tl for the car park down by the Rocks Hotel. We refused to pay anything at the Bellapais Car Park as knowing it used to be free I cannot see how they can justify asking tourists to contribute to their local football club. We parked for free down the hill.