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Kyrenia (Girne) &
the North
Includes 
Kyrenia (Girne). . . . . . 162
St Hilarion Castle. . . . 170
Panagia Absinthiotissa
Monastery. . . . . . . . . . 173
Lapta (Lapithos). . . . . 175
Güzelyurt (Morfou) . . 175
Lefke (Lefka). . . . . . . . . 177
Ancient Soloi. . . . . . . . 178
Ancient Vouni . . . . . . . 178
Best Places
to Eat
¨¨İkimiz (p165)
¨¨Tervetuloa Restaurant
(p166)
¨¨Kybele (p172)
¨¨St Kathleen’s Restaurant
(p169)
¨¨Kıbrıs Evi (p165)
Why Go?
Castles cling to craggy hilltops. Lonely churches peek out
amid wild-flowered slopes. Fields of gnarled olive trees
march across the coastline where the harbour town of Kyrenia, backed by the imposing silhouette of jagged mountain
ranges, looks out towards the sea. This bite-sized region
combines the best of Cyprus’ natural charm with oodles of
history.
Most visit for sun and sea holidays which has led to a flurry of less-than-pretty developments being flung up along the
shore. Ignore the concrete-block oddities though and you’ll
find there’s plenty left to explore. From Bellapais Abbey to
the fairytale-fluff of St Hilarion Castle, there are ruins with
million-dollar views galore.
This region is famed for its outdoor potential with hiking,
turtle-spotting, orchid-hunting and bird watching on the
agenda. The trails are under-promoted and gloriously quiet;
a perfect incentive to get your walking shoes on and discover them before everyone else.
When to Go
¨¨From February to April a vibrant palette of wildflowers and
rare orchids bloom across Kyrenia’s coastline, splashing the
rolling fields with a paintbox of colours.
¨¨April is also the prime hiking period with gloriously clear
Best Places
to Stay
and warm weather nearly guaranteed.
¨¨In May musicians and singers serenade crowds amid the
¨¨Bellapais Gardens (p212)
Gothic arcades where Augustinian monks once trod at the
Bellapais Music Festival.
¨¨Nostalgia (p211)
¨¨Turtle nesting season begins in June and continues
¨¨White Pearl Hotel (p211)
¨¨Lapida Garden (p212)
through August.
¨¨July and August’s fierce humidity is the perfect time to take
to the water. Hop on a gulet (Turkish wooden ship) and sail
out of Kyrenia’s harbour to catch a sea breeze.
Georgios
Horse Shoe
Church of Agios Beach
Sadrazamköy
(Livera)
Lapta
(Lapithos)
Karšiyaka
(Vasileia) K Y R
Güzelyalî
Alsancak
(Karavas)
Karpas (Kîrpaša)
Peninsula (52km)
Vrysi Vakîflar Alagadî
(Acapulco) (Lara) (Turtle)
Beach Beach Beach
Çatalköy
Troulli
Beach
Vrysi
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Karaoÿlanoÿlu
(Agios Georgios)
Çîkarma
Alsancak Yavuz
Mile)
Beach (Five
Beach
Kyrenia Castle (p163)
ramparts before sitting back
on the Old Harbour to watch
sunset cast its golden glow
across the Mediterranean.
pilgrimage fix wandering the
lanes of Bellapais (p171),
then exploring the village’s
beautiful medieval abbey.
2 Getting your literary-
of hermit monks and shining
armoured knights at St
Hilarion Castle (p170).
3 Reliving the golden days
history with a visit to Ancient
Vouni (p178) and then taking
the precarious curving road
up the cliff to Ancient Soloi
(p177).
4 Delving even further into
K y re nia (G i rn e ) & th e N o rth (G
K i r n e ) & t h e N o r t h H i ghl i gh t s
1 Climbing up onto the
Kyrenia (Girne) & the North Highlights
Geçitköy
(Panagra)
Hisarköy
(Kampyli)
of the coast from the heights
of Buffavento Castle (p172).
5 Savouring bird’s-eye views
Karakoumi
(Karakum)
0
10 km
Koruçam
Karaaÿaç
E N I A R A N G E KYRENIA Ozanköy
Catalköy
0
6 miles
(Girne) (Kazafani)
(Kormakitis)
Kyparissovouno
Karaman
(Harkia)
(Agios Epiktitos)
(1024m)
St Hilarion
(Karmi)
Bešparmak
Sourp
Magar
Bellapais
Aÿirdaÿ Castle
(Pentadaktylos) Monastery
Kozan
Profitis Ilias
Tepebaši Çamlibel
(Beylerbeyi)
Yialias
(Agirda)
Buffavento (740m)
(888m)
(Diorios) (Myrtou) (Larnakas) Akçiçek
Paliocastro
Panagia
(935m)
Castle
(Sysklipos)
Pinarbaši
Absinthiostissa
Alevkaya
Yu Dikmen
Bešparmak
(Krini)
Monastery
Taškent
Kiliçaslan
Herbarium
(Pano Dikomo)
Pass
Özhan
(Vouno)
(Kontemenos)
Forest Station
(Asomatos)
BEŠPARMAK
Güngör
Aloupos
Ašagi Dikmen
Deÿirmenlik
(Koutsoventis)
(PENTADACTYLOS)
Kalkanli
(Kato Dikomo)
River
Morfou
(Kalo Horio)
RANGE
Minareliköy (Kythrea)
Bay
(Neo Horio)
Yilmazköy
Olive Tree
Demirhan
Ikidere
(Skylloura)
Orchard
(Trahoni)
(Duo Potami)
Syrianochori
Kioneli
Agios Vasileios
Toumba tou
Haspolat
Balikesir
(Yayla)
(Gönyeli)
Skourou
(Türkeli)
(Mia Milia)
(Palaikythro)
Ov
Famagusta
Agia Mamas
Rivgeos
(Maÿusa) (38km)
Agios
Trachonas
UN Buffer
Güzelyurt
Church
r
Dometios
Zone
(Morfou)
Argaki
Gerolakkos Crossing
Prastio
(Akçay)
(Alayköy)
NORTH NICOSIA
Nikitas
Kato Kopia
(Aydînköy)
(LEFKOŠA)
(Günešköy)
(Zümrütköy) Avlona
Egkomi
Agianga
Kato
Zodeia
Yedidalga
Afanteia
(Gayretköv)
Pano
Zodeia
Ancient Belediyesi
Nicosia
(Aglantzia)
(Yukarîbostancî)
(Gaziköy)
Ercan
Pentageia Ašaÿîbostancî
Kokkinotrimithia
Vouni
International
Zodhia Crossing
Airport Tymvou
Plajî
Airport
Ela
Kato
Ancient
Riv ia
Astromentis
Lakatameia
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Soloi
Geri
Agioi
Pano
Piri Osman Gemikonaÿî
Angolemi
Petra
(Karavostasi)
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Lefke
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