A holy and quite place for all cats to meditate, find enlightenment and food. On my visit to da monestary I was welcomed by many MonkCats on my way to da monestary which was founded by St. Nicolas of da cats who was the first man to care about stray cats who lost da path in their lifes and found sanctuary at this place which has a nice garden and a chapel. Unfortunately da chapel was closed so we couldnt see da picture of St. Nicholas. Nevertheless the swrvants are veey service orientated and do speak English. A must visit place if you are in Cyprus

FOR ALL CATS LOVERS OUT THERE PLEASE VISIT THIS PLACE!! 🐱❤️ There are lot of cats here, they are lovely and friendly but they are also hungry!! They need our help, so please when you visit bring them food (dry but especially wet food). 🙏🐱 If you can do more, please donate some money because cats need spay surgery and vaccinations (lot of them are already sterilized: you can recognize them because they are ear tipped). They say the donation box is on the right hand building, next to the entrance but is not that easy to find. They better put it next to the Cats Coin Bar to be sure the donations go to the cats and not to the nuns. Please do what you can 🙏 Thanks from a cats mum and lover ❤️

Horrible sight to see all the struggling cats not getting any help from the church. Where do the donations go apart from their pockets? St Nicholas would turn in his grave if he saw what you are doing (not doing) for the cats. They are sick and in desperate need of help. The fact that volunteers has to look out from them is an embarrassment. The whole monastery should be ashamed....

An amazing place for any cat lover. Please buy a big bag of cat food if you go there and please give them water. One of them were more thirsty than hungry. There is a machine where you can buy them food for 1€. I wish they were better cared for. Some of the poor babies were full of fleas and one had a problem with a back leg. They are all so friendly. When we got there, there was only one cat in the parking lot. But when we opened the bag of food, the whole gang showed up almost instantly. Next thing we were surrounded by maybe thirty cats, some of them rushed to the food, but some of them wanted attention and pats. Don't get scared away by the poor reviews of others, please visit them and show them some love. ❤️

It was closed during the day when we came. For other people planning to visit, bring cat food, the cats look really thin and hungry

Great experience with 20 cats welcoming you at parking lot! But not much except this...

The monastery enjoys marketing itself as a haven for cats, but they're obviously unwilling to provide adequate resources to give those animals a proper life. There's a couple of small enclosures next to the parking lot. They're improperly equipped and not very well-kept. Plenty of the cats require medical attention. That being said, please do pay a visit. Feed them, give them water, adopt if possible! They're all very friendly. We counted about 100 today.

Went to feed the cats. 6 tins and 5 minutes later all eaten up. Put fresh water down for them also. You must go with paper plates and 6 tins, they need feeding.

Absolutely heartbroken to see these cats left how they are my hubby brought me up to see this place being renovated and then in the rubble called a car park is like a shed with these wee cat holes are quite a few cats. These poor cats were decanted and have basically been left a volunteer by herself has been feeding them I found out after investigating and she is doing all the work. People keep leaving cats so she’s struggling to keep these taken to the vets, struggling to pay for all the fees. Some Really unwell yet she still battles on. Please if your an animal lover and are specifically going to see the cats then please take food enough for about 80 cats and help her by washing food bowls, refilling water and feeding the cats. There is a group page monastery cats akrotiri please look it up and donate as she’s struggling

The few nuns that are supposed to be taking care of the cats are not doing great job there at all. No fresh water and lots of sick cats wondering around without appropriate medical treatment. Very sad and upsetting 😢😻😢😢😢

Beware the nuns do not actually care for the cats so don't give them money. There are volunteers who feed the cats. If you want to help them take some 1 euro coins to put in the feeding machine outside. A better experience is Malcolm cat sanctuary 10 minutes driving away where they love and care for their cats.

If you love cats you must go here, but please bring food for them! They need our help to survive! The cats have a shelter build near by the new parking lot just near by the Monastery! Tatiana Cristoforou takes care of them! 🙏🐈❤

Sehr viel Elend, die Katzen sind alle sehr vernachlässigt und krank! So sad!! The cats are so ill and starving! I could’ve cried seeing all this. We feed them and gave them water, but there where just too many. Especially the kittens are critically ill. Very sad place

Nothing really to see tbh. Since the monastery looked close or simply not setup to have people coming in, We went for the cats near the parking spot. They’re many and they are in bad conditions. Dirt, filthy water and food randomly thrown on the ground. If you come, bring some food and fresh water for the poor animals

The trees and flowers, plants in general are very well cured there. It’s a nice building. A spacious parking, makes it more convenient for parking cars. And the Cat Pilgrim 😻of Saint Nicolas are located at any corner lying down under the shadows. 😸🌸

If you will be here just change water for cats and leave some cats food. They will be graceful!

We visited the other day - the cats drew us there. Didn't bother going in once we saw the state of the emaciated and ill cared for cats in the car park when you arrive. One would have thought that these people would care for the cats but it appears that they don't. Actually quite distressing for cat lovers like us. The kindest thing would be to have them all destroyed - and I say that with a heavy heart.

We visited the monastery like many others because of the cats. Sadly i don’t think that the cats are treated here with respect and maybe even used as a “bait” for donations. A lovely couple came with cat food and fed the cats, I also had some cat food with me. When they saw that we are feeding the cats they threw us out (they were shouting and yelling at us) and told us to go out and use the feeding machine where you can buy cat food for 1€. I used that machine before entering the monastery but that 1 machine is absolutely not enough for all the cats especially because some of them are very territorial and don’t let other cats to go inside and eat there. I have mixed feelings about this monastery, I hope the situation will get better there soon.

In a quite picturesque place and there is a gift shop and toilets. The cats are friendly who come to greet you. Took cat bisuits and had a cuddle with 2 of the cats.

As a cat lover it was for me a must to visit. :) The place is located in a nature reserve at the bottom south of the island, as it stands slightly over the beach level, it offers some suggestive sights too!

Not much to see,aside from the 7 or so cats roaming the grounds. I expected some feline iconography in the church,but alas. A very pleasant and calming atmosphere though.

The Monastery itself looks quite old, with ancient walls, but also some reconstruction work. And YES, there are a lot of cats. However, it seems that somehow the cats found someone that is trying to take care of them because the monastery... is a monastery. Just before the monastery is a large parking and behind this parking there are some "house cats". You can help by bringing dry cat food, especially considering the heat. Nevertheless the cats will appreciate wet food too. Also, if Tatiana (the person that is taking care of the stray cats) is around any money donation will help for medical care of cats, as a lot of them need it.

Place renovated so church looks like a modern one. Number of famous cats rather small. For me, it is a waste of time.

Check out the place! Do a good deed, pet/feed a cat (bring lots of wet food and some toys). There are so many lovely cats there. You can hang out with them or help by donating something to the box or auto feeder. You can also have fun on the way as you pass some nice wild beaches and there is a place where you can go a little off road for a quick drifting session 😀

A beautiful experience! So many sweet friendly cats who loved a head scratch. Food dispenser on site but they already have lots of food all they really wanted was love and attention. Donations are hugely important to keep the cats fed and protected.

This place is mostly under (re)constructions.

Lots of cats, there is a big history re the cats and the monetary. You can help by feeding them. I think they take on strays. This is a religious site first and foremost.

Amazing place. Nice terrain of the Monastery but the cats are the reason to go there. They have like 50 cats living there. Enough food, water and places for them to sleep. Really liked it!

Don't go! Is closed for renovation until the end of the year! But staff very friendly, I went walking and a nun drive me back to the bus station.

It has cats. Lots and lots of friendly cats. Donations are used to help the cats. Since last year they have built more shelter and houses for the cats. Bring €1 to put in thr machine for donations. There is a water donation as well for the kitties.

A bit of a let down. The whole place is under construction (July 2022). Everything is new or in the process of being rebuilt. Couldn't see much beyond the many cats roaming about. Not sure what the large parking area is for. Surely, not a tourist spot.

Expectations and reality. Small monastery with some construction work going on. Cats, who were the main reason for our visit, are located in 2 shacks near the parking lot. Please don’t forget to donate. Cats need food and shelter 🙏

Lots of cats (about ~50). Open till 19 at summer. For 1 EUR can buy food for cats

Prepare yourself and bring some snacks for bunch of cats who live there. They are super friendly & will follow your every step since parking lot. Stay definitely away if you are allergic

Great place for car lovers

Do NOT go here. Yes there are loads of cats, but it's a building site. Nothing to see. We drove 5 miles down a dirt track for ..... nothing. Seriously, there's nothing here but a bearded nun and a building site.

Monastery is closed. This thing with the cats is crazy and not worth the trip. You'll find enough street cats anywhere in Cyprus.

A MUST for a cat lover, when you're at Cyprus :)

Many hungry cats at the parking lot! They are fed and given water but they urgently need medical care and I am sure many of them are not neutered, which is very important. I am not the first to write such a comment and there was even a newspaper article in CyprusMail about the conditions of the cats there a few months ago, I really hope this will change.. Anyway, people should visit, at least to pet the cats and bring food, donate, adopt etc.