Beaches
All the beaches are free to the tourists and locals alike - although a small charge is made for the sun loungers and umbrellas - essential during the summer months.
Going east from Kyrenia
On the new road you will reach Catalcoy Beach - a small quiet cove with a good, newly appointed restaurant. This deep water sandy cove has a small diving board facility.
Continue on and take the sign to Aligadi Beach - One of the countires protected and unspoilt beaches - where turtles come in mid June to lay their eggs and which hatch in July August. They are looked after by an English University project who care for the Loggerhead and Green Turtles from nesting to hatching.
One can book an overnight watch to see the female turtles lay their eggs and return to see - when they never see their young again. and later to watch the hatchlings return to the sea from mid August to September.
Further on there is Lara Beach, found by an unmade up road, down to an unspoilt sandy beach with interesting rock formations. Providing parking, showers, toilets and a beach restaurant serving hot and cold drinks, snacks and meals and open all the year round.
All within half and hour from Kyrenia
Travelling West from Kyrenia
Kavanseri Beach - good facilities, toilets wonderful, sands and local cafe on the beach and restaurants above, provide views all along the coastline. Small boats providing day trips from Kyrenia Harbour anchor off-shore for swimming and picnics.
Escape Beach - where the Turkish army landed in 1974 has a small museum and a large monument celebrating their arrival. There are jet skis and a diving school, providing fun days out together with a local night club.
Deniz Kitzi Beach and Hotel - Standing above a wonderful cove of sand and high rock - has both sunbeds, umbrellas and a very large fresh water swimming pool, parking facilities, restaurant serving ice cream hot and cold drinks snacks
There are many other small sandy coves with good beach facilities to be found for the descerning explorer.
On the eastern side of the island from Farmagusta - this main port with its ancient walled city, passed Bogas with its little harbour of small fishing boats and good restaurants. Overlooking the beach and harbour and right up to the tip of the Karpas - Aandreas Monastary - there can be found more sandy unspoilt beaches.
Crossing over the mountain range near Kantara Castle - Kaplica Beach and a small turkish cypriot farming village - has an inexpensive hotel situated right on the beach and where the turtles also lay eggs.
The conditions are ideal for swimming and snorkelling.