Synopses & Reviews
Americans wishing to discover little-visited corners of the Mediterranean should put North Cyprus top on their list. Its tranquility, hospitality, and history are three powerful reasons for taking time out from twenty-first century bustle. This established Bradt guide is now fully updated for a fourth edition. North Cyprus's infrastructure has developed apace, with a greater range of restaurants, hotels, transport links, and activities catering to travelers' needs; however, visitors slipping this guide into their backpacks will be able to find plenty of unspoiled beaches and serene spots.
This guide features:
*A full range of accommodation options: hospitable pensions to campsites in stunning locations
*Mountain monasteries, classical Greek ruins, and castles from the time of the Crusades
*The best walks, beaches, watersports, and other activities
*The Karpas peninsula, christened "the nature reserve of Cyprus," including turtle-nesting beaches
*Getting by in Turkish and local culture
Review
"The best guide to the north."
--The Daily Telegraph
Synopsis
This fourth edition provides the latest information on the unspoilt north of Cyprus. In this perfect Mediterranean hideaway, deserted beaches are home to nesting sea turtles, while inland castles perch atop craggy summits and monasteries lie hidden in cool pine forests. Add to this the attractions of Turkish cuisine and a natural Turkish welcome, and a holiday here is hard to beat.
Inside you will find information on: eating and drinking; fully updated details of hotels, pensions and campsites; monasteries and churches, castles and classical ruins; natural history and conservation; watersports, walks and other activities; getting by in Turkish.
Synopsis
A comprehensive, fully updated guide to North Cyprus, from beaches to castles.
About the Author
Diana Darke has traveled extensively throughout the Eastern Mediterranean and has worked for many years in Turkey, both sides of Cyprus and the Middle East. She is the author of several guides to Turkey.
Full-time travel writer Henry Stedman has provided the updates for this edition. He has traveled extensively throughout Europe and the Near East and is the author of Bradt's Palestine with Jerusalem.