The walled city of Famagusta from ancient times to the present day is not just one of the most popular tourist destinations of Cyprus, but also the cultural center of living on this island of the Armenians. It is therefore not surprising that it was there, not far from the city, directly opposite the Church of the Carmelites is an ancient Armenian monastery Gunvor. It was built in 1346 by refugees from the territory of Cilicia.

In addition to its core functions, he also had to perform the role traditionally a fortress to protect the inhabitants. Unfortunately, after the conquest of the island by the Turks in 1571 he ceased to act, and was gradually abandoned by its inhabitants. And in the beginning of last century the monastery literally got a second life – it was restored and transferred to the ownership of the Armenian Apostolic Church. And in 1945 it was re-consecrated. However, before the civil war in Cyprus, the building was almost completely destroyed by the Turkish Cypriots. And after the end of hostilities in 1974 Gunvor passed into the hands of the Turkish military and was again closed to the public. Only since 2003, the common people were allowed entrance to the monastery.

Though today he is not in the best condition, but every year it attracts thousands of pilgrims and tourists from all over the world.

The structure itself was made in standard Armenian religious buildings style with massive walls, narrow Windows, high ceilings and almost complete absence of decorative detail but with a noticeable influence of the Greek architectural tradition.