Beaches
North Cyprus – Destination Karpaz!
Posted under Beaches, Cyprus Life, Famagusta, Karpaz Peninsula, Living in North Cyprus, North Cyprus, Regions, Tourism, Walking & Rambling by Lavinia Neville Smith
No holiday to North Cyprus can be complete without a visit to the Karpaz Peninsula, this is the Cyprus of old, a land almost unspoilt by the savage hand of modern development, where Mother Nature still holds the reins of power; where donkeys, trees, flowers, and cereal crops dot the landscape as...
Catalkoy Beach
If you fancy quieter and less developed beaches, go east of Kyrenia. With one notable exception, these are better loved by seekers of solitude. The first worth a mention is Çatalköy Beach, 7km from Kyrenia. It is reached via a signposted road off the main road. Look for Seamus O'Flynn's pub,...
Horse Shoe Beach
Horse Shoe Beach | North Cyprus
The bare northwestern tip of Northern Cyprus is known as the Koruçam Burnu (Cape Kormakitis) and, apart from being yet another 'land's end' in the same sense as Cape Greco and Cape Arnaoutis in the South, or Zafer Burnu (Cape Apostolos Andreas) in the east, it is...
Lara (Vakıflar) Beach
Lara Beach | North Cyprus
Popular with expats is Lara (Vakıflar) Beach, 3km further along from Alagadi - Turtle Beach and signposted just before the large power station. There is no charge to park and swim. The somewhat scruffy dark sand beach is nonetheless generally clean, and there are...
Turtle (Alagadı) Beach
Alagadi (Turtle) Beach | Kyrenia
19km from Kyrenia is Turtle (Alagadı) Beach, where the Society for the Protection of Turtles (SPOT) has a small monitoring station, affectionately called the 'Goat Shed'. The twin sandy beaches here are generally undeveloped and are strictly speaking total turtle...
Vrysi (Acapulco) Beach
A short drive from Çatalköy Village is the private Vrysi (Acapulco) Beach, now looked after by the large five-star Acapulco Spa Resort Hotel, which caters for package tourists, but takes in casual guests as well. One of the finest sandy beaches on the island, due to it being private and...
