Karpaz Peninsula
Bogaz
Posted under Karpaz Peninsula by Lavinia Neville Smith
A small fishing village that stands at the gateway to the Karpaz peninsula, with a picturesque tiny harbour from which the fishermen take their boats every morning and return to sell their catch later in the day. It is a quiet restful place, with a couple of restaurants and is a good stopping...
Iskele
Formerly called Trikomo, this village is inhabited by Turkish Cypriots from the Turkish quarter of Larnaca. Iskele means jetty and when the Turkish Cypriots moved north after partition, they brought the name of their district with them. The village is famous for its Pomegranates and...
Ayias Trias, Sipahi
Posted under Karpaz Peninsula by Lavinia Neville Smith
Ayia Trias Basilica Mosaics
Look for the signs in the village that are directions for Sipahi and follow the road to the site of Ayias Trias. It is encircled by a wire fence and there should be a custodian to take the admission fee! The chief delight of this site is the wonderful variety of mosaic...
Yeni Erenkoy
Posted under Karpaz Peninsula by Lavinia Neville Smith
Yeni Erenkoy | Karpaz
In Turkish, the word Yeni means new, so this village is New Erenkoy. Once the centre of the thriving and lucrative tobacco industry, it has been administered since 1974 by Turkish Cypriots from Erenkoy (Kokkina) the village far out on the west coast of Cyprus, that appears on...
Apostolos Andreas Monastery
Posted under Karpaz Peninsula by Lavinia Neville Smith
From Dipkarpaz take the road that is signed for Apostolos Andreas and follow the route along the southern shore of the peninsula. There are many beaches easily accessed from this road, most of them have rudimentary changing facilities and showers, and there are small restaurants serving the local...
Aphendrika
Posted under Karpaz Peninsula by Lavinia Neville Smith
Aphendrika | Karpaz
Clearly signposted, and about four miles from Ayios Philon along the coast road eastwards, is the group of three churches collectively called Aphendrika. This was the site of a major city in the 2nd C BC, rock cut tombs and a silted up ancient harbour are all that remain. The...
