List of beaches in Northern Cyprus

Summary

This is a list of beaches in Northern Cyprus.

Karpass Peninsula edit

The Karpass Peninsula contains 46 sandy beaches, which are the nestling grounds for two species of sea turtles.[1]

  • Bafra Beach: at an area with 5-star hotels in Vokolida, but also open to general public with a facility operated by the municipality[2][3]
  • Golden Beach, also known as 'Pashi-Amos' (Fat Sand beach), or Nangomi: a large beach that is known as one of the finest in Cyprus and very little presence of human construction, near Rizokarpaso, in the Karpass National Park
  • Kaplıca Beach: in Davlos, nesting grounds for sea turtles[4]
  • Rizokarpaso Public Beach: next to the Ayios Philon Church[5]
  • Seabird Beach: very close to Cape Apostolos Andreas[6]
  • Tatlısu Municipal Beach and surrounding sandy coves: in Akanthou, on the Northern Coastal Highway[6]

Kyrenia and surroundings edit

  • Acapulco Beach: used by a 5-star hotel[6]
  • Alagadi Beach: famous for being a nestling ground for sea turtles, whose eggs can be observed as they hatch[2]
  • Camelot Beach: home to water sports[6]
  • Deniz Kızı Beach[7]
  • Dome Hotel Beach[8]
  • Escape Beach: also site of landing for the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, site of water sports[6]
  • Karakum Beach[8]
  • Kervansaray Beach[8]
  • Horse Nail Beach: near Livera, composed of small stones and site of diving and observation of marine life[6]
  • Mare Monte Beach: located at a small cove[6]

Famagusta and surroundings edit

  • Bedi's Beach: 8 kilometres north of Famagusta, next to the ancient city of Salamis[9]
  • Boğaz Beach: next to a small fishing port, 25 kilometres north of Famagusta and on the way to the Karpass Peninsula[6]
  • Golden Bay Beach: north of Glapsides beach, home to the facilities of the Eastern Mediterranean University as well as caravans[9]
  • Glapsides Beach: a long beach around 5.5 kilometres north of Famagusta on the Famagusta-Karpass highway, home to water sports[6][9]
  • Koca Reis Beach: around 12 kilometres north of Famagusta[9]
  • Palm Beach: a popular beach for the locals at the city center of Famagusta, next to the ghost town of Varosha[6]
  • Park Hotel Beach: around 10 kilometres north of Famagusta, managed by a hotel[9]
  • Salamis Bay and Mimoza Hotel Beach: 12 kilometres north of Famagusta, home to water sports, managed by hotels[9]

Morphou and Lefka area edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Karpas (Karpaz)". Cypnet. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "En turistik mekânlar Girne'de En güzel plajlar Bafra'da" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. ^ "MEHMETÇİK BELEDİYESİ BAFRA HALK PLAJI BOSTAN BEACH RESTAURANT" (in Turkish). Mehmetçik – Galateia Municipality. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Çevre Platformu, Reggae Festivali'nin iptal edilmemesini eleştirdi" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Postası. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. ^ Aybek, Seher. "KARPAZ, ALTIN KUMSALLAR MUHTEŞEM PLAJLAR VE EŞEKLER CENNETİ" (in Turkish). General Management Tourism Magazine.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Kıbrıs'ın plajları" (in Turkish). kibristatatile.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Plajlara ücretsiz girmek yasal hakkımız" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Postası. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  8. ^ a b c "Girne plajları temiz" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs. Archived from the original on 18 July 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Kentte Ne Nerede Nasıl? – Park & Plajlar". Famagusta Municipality. Retrieved 9 April 2016.