Bradt North Cyprus Guidebook
by Diana Darke and Murray Stewart
North Cyprus Travel Guide – Expert tips and travel information, from Lefkos¸a hotels and restaurants to Roman sites and ruins, suggested itineraries, day trips and tours, festivals and wildlife. Also covered are Buffavento, Girne, St Hilarion Castle, Bellapais Abbey, Kantara Castle, Kyrenia, Salamis and Gazimag?usa beaches, Karpas Peninsula.
Size: 135 X 216 mm
Edition: 9
Number of pages: 216
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About this guide to North Cyprus
This updated Bradt North Cyprus guidebook, now in its 9th edition, remains the most authoritative guide available to the fascinating and beautiful northern region of the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Thoroughly updated by expert authors and now into its ninth edition, it offers everything you need for a successful trip, from pre-departure and background information including when to visit, red tape, safety, history, culture and natural history, to accommodation, restaurants, shopping, festivals, transport and money.
The region is broken down into four areas, each of which is covered in detail, including Girne (Kyrenia), Lefkos¸a (Nicosia), Gazimagusa (Famagusta) and the Karpas Peninsula, with its population of wild donkeys. Where to go and what to see are detailed for each area and attractions such as Crusader castles, Buyykonuk’s markets and eco-festivals, beaches and turtle watching are all covered. There are also contributions from local specialists on flora and fauna.
Steeped in history, soaked in sunshine, North Cyprus offers a great deal both to those who want to delve deep into the past or to those keen to pull up a sunbed and simply relax. Girne is still the most attractive harbour on the whole island, while Lefkosa’s old quarter exudes the ambience of an old Middle Eastern trading town. Gazimagusa is fringed with some excellent beaches, while also being close to North Cyprus’s most revered historic site, Salamis.
With this updated Bradt North Cyprus guidebook, hike up to Buffavento, stroll through the cloisters of Bellapais Abbey or go barefoot on the golden sands of the Karpas Peninsula.
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Contents
Introduction
PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION
Chapter 1 Background Information
Chapter 2 Practical Information
PART TWO THE GUIDE
Chapter 3 Girne (Kyrenia)
Chapter 4 Lefkosa (Nicosia)
Chapter 5 Gazimagusa (Famagusta)
Chapter 6 The Karpas Peninsula
Appendix 1 Language
Appendix 2 Place Names
Appendix 3 Further Information
Index
About the author and updater
Diana Darke first became interested in the Near East when she read Arabic at Oxford. For the last 26 years she has lived, worked and travelled extensively in Turkey and the Arab world, initially with the Foreign Office, then as an Arabic consultant. Work and pleasure have taken her to both sides of Cyprus on many occasions.
Murray Stewart has now worked on three successive editions of this guide and has spent considerable time in the region over a period of a decade. In the course of covering every corner of North Cyprus he has built up a network of local contacts specialising in history, nature and eco-tourism in particular.
Reviews
‘The best guide to the north’
Daily Telegraph
