Güzelyurt, which means `beautiful country' in Turkish. Güzelyurt city is situated in the north-west with a population of 12,000; it is a charming little town which is surrounded by citrus groves. Their wonderful heady scent is itself a good enough reason for a visit in blossom time. See map of Güzelyurt.

Visit the former monastery of St Mamas, originally Byzantine with Gothic establishments. St Mamas is popularly known as the patron saint of tax avoiders. He was a poor hermit, and when the authorities tried to tax him, he evaded them. Soldiers were sent out to capture him, but on the way back to the town, he saw a lion attacking a lamb. He escaped the soldiers, saved the lamb and jumped onto the lions back and rode into town. His bravery earned him exemption from tax, hence his traditional attribute. The church is an icon museum now, and the images of St Mamas on his lion are quite amusing. No one at that time had seen a lion, so the iconography is not exactly lifelike.