Lapta · North Cyprus

The Old Monastery

Whitewashed walls, cobalt shutters and a pool the colour of the sea — a 120-year-old guest retreat between the Kyrenia mountains and the Mediterranean.

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A family welcome

A place of rest, refreshment and inspiration.

Set in the quiet Cypriot village of Lapta, The Old Monastery has watched over this hillside for more than a century — an Ottoman-era refuge, a monastery beside St Luke's church, later the home of architect Pearce Hubbard, and today a family-run retreat.

Eight self-catering homes, one hand-dug pool at the heart of the cloister, cypress trees a hundred years old, and 330 days of sun a year. Come to rest, to celebrate, or simply to be still.

— Georgia & Peter

120+years of history

8holiday homes · sleeps 30

330sunny days a year

Georgia and Peter, the owners of The Old Monastery

Whitewash · arches · blue · stone

A whitewashed cloister above the sea

Moorish arches and a domed hammam, stone walls a century old, two shaded courtyards and a turquoise pool dug by hand — the architecture of a monastery, kept for its guests.

The blue of the house

Behind every blue door

Painted timber doors, cobalt shutters and hand-laid tiles — the blue-and-white that has coloured this house for generations.

A blue door in a stone wall

Cobalt shutters by the pool

The blue kitchen, Old House 2

Hand-laid blue tiles

Eight holiday homes · sleeps up to 30

Choose your home

Each home is fully self-catering, with its own kitchen, bathroom and balcony. Pick your dates above and every home shows live availability.

The Candlelight Prayer Chapel

An atmosphere of peace

Some come for the pool and the sun. Many come for something quieter — the stillness the monastery has kept for 120 years. The chapel, the cloister garden and the art studio are open to guests, retreats and workshops.

“A place where time and space stand still.”

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