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Namik Kemal
Dungeon and Museum
 After its destruction in 1571, the Venetian Palace
was used during the Ottoman period, as a prison. Among the prisoners was
Namik Kemal, the Shakespeare of the Turkish literature, who was held there
between 1873 and 1876, having been exiled to Cyprus after criticising the
Sultan. Next to the Namik Kemal prison is a museum about him and his
works. There is a bronze bust of the poet facing the square, by the Lala
Mustafa Pasha Mosque.
Djanboulat's Bastion
and Museum
Djanbulat Municipal Museum where
visitors can see some relics of the battle, as well as old costumes worn, tools used, and
books, including an invaluable hand-written Koran. Nearby is the tomb of Djanbulat Bey of
Kilis, the Ottoman Turkish general, by whose bravery this tower was captured and hence
named after him.
Agios Ioannis Church
and Icon Museum
 The Agios Ioannis Greek Orthodox church in Famagusta
has been recently renovated and opened as an icon museum. The museum,
contains more than 120 icons, including those of Christ and Saint John,
painted in the 18th century. Agios Ioannis is the third icon museum in
Famagusta, alongside those at St Barnabas, and Yeni Iskele. The other icon
museums in North Cyprus are: Archangelos Michael Church (nr. harbor), and
Bellapais Church Museum in Kyrenia, and the Church of St. Mamas in
Güzelyurt.
St. Barnabas Monastery
and Museum
 The Monastery of St. Barnabas is at the opposite
side of the Salamis-Famagusta road, by the Royal Tombs. You can easily tell it by its two
fairly large domes. It was built to commemorate the foremost saint of Cyprus, whose life
was so intertwined with the spread of the Christian message in the years immediately
following the death of Christ.
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