- 1. Golden Beach / Karpas
- (Historical Places)
- The 'must-see' beach on the south side of North Cyprus' Karpas Peninsula is Karpas Golden Beach, miles of golden sand backed with romantic sand dunes, and home to breeding sea turtles No holiday t ...
- 2. St Barnabas' Monastery and Icon Museum/ Famagusta
- (Historical Places)
- ... as the three brothers had stayed on. However, by 1976, old age and illness was taking its toll, and they decided to retire to the south. About 100 yards from the monastery, there is a small mausoleum bu ...
- 3. Varosha / Famagusta
- (Historical Places)
- ... walled city. Greek Cypriots, on the other hand, mainly congregated in the Varosha area of the town. As the Turkish forces approached, most of the population of Varosha, around 40,000, fled to the south ...
- 4. Salamis Ruins / Famagusta
- (Historical Places)
- ... excavations continued till 1974, when international funding and expertise was blocked by the authorities in south Cyprus, who tell the world that any archaeological excavation in the north is both illega ...
- 5. St Mamas Monastery / Guzelyurt
- (Historical Places)
- ... office. Pause for a while at the small coffee shop in the south eastern corner and and soak up the atmosphere. Admire the proprietor's match stick model of the mosque opposite, and you have a friend f ...
- 6. St Hilarion Castle / Kyrenia
- (Historical Places)
- ... the Turkish Cypriots remained in control thereafter. The castle again played its part in 1974 when it was at the centre of a battle for control of this important pass between north and south Cyprus. Althoug ...
- 7. Great Inn / Nicosia
- (Historical Places)
- ... , the Han was used as a hostel for destitute families. Restoration began in 1963. The south colonnade was completely demolished and the south west corner rebuilt without any regard to the style of the origina ...
- 8. North Cyprus Guide
- (North Cyprus)
- https://www.youtube.com/embed/VyXVeokjS3I Cyprus is the third largest island in the Eastern Mediterranean, after Sicily and Sardinia. 70 km North to Turkey, 100 km East to neighbour Syria, 370 km South ...
