Alright first of all welcome to CYPRUS! Before beginning to my post, I hope that you bought a nice digital/analog photo machine, if not, you came to the wrong island to buy electronic equipments. Cyprus is very expensive in electronics. Never forget this warning So anyways, lets start what to do at the first place. [...]

Cuisine in North Cyprus Being at the crossroads of South Europe, Africa and the Middle East, North Cyprus’s cuisine is heavily influenced by the cooking style of these regions. Though many dishes have overtones of these cuisines, North Cypriot cuisine has a heart of its own, being much lighter and tastier than all of them. [...]

An island for all seasons North Cyprus enjoys the benefits from the Mediterranean climate with long hot summers, short winters and little rain. The temperature in summer reaches 30/35 degrees centigrade, while winter is mild with an average rainfall of 500 mm. Fascinating multi-coloured vegetation very dominates autumn, winter and spring. Olive and carob trees [...]

Caretta Caretta & Chelonia mydas Sea Turtles are found in plenty on the shores of North Cyprus especially between the months of May to August. The Alagadi Beach in North Cyprus is classified as a prohibited area to protect these endangered species from getting extinct. The two of the most endangered species of turtles are [...]

If you wish to enjoy the scenic beauty of this beautiful island then the ferry ride is the recommended and regular transportation vehicle for you. Soak in the Mediterranean atmosphere while you travel in the catamarans around the towns. You can get information on the various ferry services, the rates and the timings from the [...]

Kirsokava is a promontory that was used in Roman times first as a cemetery and then as a quarry for limestone. Blocks of stone would be taken by sea on boast or rafts to build Kyrenia castle and the harbour, a practice continued by the Byzantines, Crusaders and Venetians. You can still see traces of [...]

Coming from Sourp Magar, take a left at the T-junction near the forest station, then a few minutes later another left to turn onto the road to the Alevkaya North Cyprus herbarium, a little museum of 800 local plant specimens pressed or preserved by Dr Deryck Viney, an expatriate resident of Karmi. It is open [...]

The Environment that we inherited and the next generateon will inherit from us is worth of more awareness and love… There is a mysterious sense at the word ‘Orchid … “It Has to Be Known to Love” From this point on, we prepared this inventory of the orchids of our beautiful island, Cyprus. Our duties [...]

There are two main types of sea-turtles nesting along the coast of North Cyprus, the loggerhead and the green turtle. Both are listed as endangered species and under strict protection. If the truth be known, you don’t have to visit North Cyprus to see the rare and exotic marine turtles for which the region is [...]

With its wealth and variety of landscapes Northern Cyprus is an ideal place for keen photographers. Care should be taken not to take photographs in the vicinity of military installations as it is strictly forbidden.