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Kyrenia (Κερύνεια, also Girne in Turkish) [1] is in Northern Cyprus.

Contents 1 Understand 2 Get in 2.1 By air 2.2 By boat 2.3 By car 3 Get around 4 See 5 Do 6 Buy 7 Eat 8 Drink 9 Sleep 10 Get out

Understand

A picturesque port with a population of just 22,000, Kyrenia is the most popular tourist destination in Northern Cyprus.

Get in

By air

Atlas air, Cyprus Turkish airlines fly to North Cyprus Ercan airport. Also if you fly to Larnaca airport you can cross the borders to stay free in North Cyprus Kyrenia.

By boat

Frequent ferry services operated by Fergün Shipping [2] connect Kyrenia to Alanya (3½ hours) and Taşucu in Turkey.

By car

Get around

See

• Kyrenia Castle. Next to the harbor. An ancient castle of uncertain origin, but probably built by the Byzantines in the 7th century. Richard the Lionheart conquered it (and the rest of Cyprus) in 1191 on his way to Jerusalem, only to lose it to the Lusignans, the Venetian, the Ottomans and eventually the British, who used it as a prison.

• Shipwreck Museum. Within Kyrenia Castle. This small museum houses the preserved wreck of a wooden merchant ship dated 306 BC, found in 1967 off the coast of Kyrenia. The cargo of 400 amphorae (clay jugs) filled with olives and almonds was still (relatively speaking) intact.

Do

• Golfing
• Scuba Diving
• Turtle bay dive Centre
• walking,
• Kyrenia Range Walks
• Orchids Walk
• Paragliding

Buy

Eat

There are many somewhat touristy restaurants by the harbor.

Drink

There is lots of bars available around the Kyrenia.

Sempati Bar ( Sky sports ) Runch Bar Roxanne

Sleep

North Cyprus Hoteliers Assocation http://www.northcyprus.net http://www.cyprus-hotels.uk.net http://www.cyprus-villas.net

Get out

• The magnificent St. Hilarion Castle overlooks Kyrenia and is easily visited on a day trip.

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