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Crossing from the Turkish town of Taşucu (Tuşucu) across the Mediterranean Sea to Northern Cyprus aboard the ferry Calypso.
47 files, last one added on 10 March 2011 Album viewed 2032 times
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The seaport of Kyrenia (Girne) is one of the largest ports in Northern Cyprus. Mediterranean Sea.
30 files, last one added on 10 March 2011 Album viewed 1708 times
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Kyrenia (Girne) is a relatively large port city in Northern Cyprus, one of the three largest cities of the TRNC.
38 files, last one added on 10 March 2011 Album viewed 1708 times
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The picturesque harbour in Kyrenia (Girne), the city’s hallmark and tourist centre.
45 files, last one added on 10 March 2011 Album viewed 1719 times
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The capital of Cyprus, Nicosia or Lefkoşa, is the last city in the world divided by a wall into 2 parts.
108 files, last one added on 11 March 2011 Album viewed 1915 times
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The buffer zone between “Turkish” and “Greek” Cyprus is under the control of UN peacekeeping forces.
44 files, last one added on 11 March 2011 Album viewed 1779 times
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A port city on the southeastern coast of Cyprus, one of the three largest cities in Northern Cyprus.
82 files, last one added on 11 March 2011 Album viewed 2865 times
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The historic part of Famagusta (Gazimağusa), where the city’s main historical monuments are concentrated.
84 files, last one added on 11 March 2011 Album viewed 1837 times
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Photographs taken on the Karpas Peninsula (Karpaz) from the window of the scheduled Famagusta (Gazimağusa)–Dipkarpaz (Rizokarpaso) bus.
43 files, last one added on 11 March 2011 Album viewed 1649 times
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The only currently functioning Christian church in Muslim Northern Cyprus. The monastery’s abbot is Greek.
180 files, last one added on 11 March 2011 Album viewed 2161 times
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A nature reserve where genuine wild donkeys and other animals and plants exotic to us live.
166 files, last one added on 11 March 2011 Album viewed 2128 times
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Golden Beach (Altın Kumsal) is a famous sandy beach on the Karpas Peninsula (Karpaz), a nesting site for giant sea turtles.
73 files, last one added on 11 March 2011 Album viewed 1848 times
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A village in Northern Cyprus where the largest number of Greeks who did not resettle in the south after the events of 1974 remained.
56 files, last one added on 11 March 2011 Album viewed 2067 times
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The impregnable Crusader castle on the rocky mountain cliffs of the main mountain range of Northern Cyprus
68 files, last one added on 11 March 2011 Album viewed 2058 times
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A day spent in the mountainous part of Northern Cyprus while descending from Kantara Castle to the sea.
49 files, last one added on 12 March 2011 Album viewed 1627 times
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A very clean, well-equipped sandy beach with clear water, a shower, a café and other amenities, where we relaxed after the mountains.
22 files, last one added on 12 March 2011 Album viewed 1614 times
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An unfinished villa right by the sea, whose owner offered to let us stay there for a while.
28 files, last one added on 12 March 2011 Album viewed 1553 times
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Our last day in welcoming Northern Cyprus, waiting for the return ferry to Turkey.
70 files, last one added on 12 March 2011 Album viewed 1845 times
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Iconostasis and Icon of the Apostle Andrew7802 viewsIn the dim interior of the church, a carved gilded iconostasis with rows of icons and burning oil lamps is visible. In the foreground stands a large icon of the Apostle Andrew, with candle stands holding thin lit candles beside it.
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Visitors in the church of Apostolos Andreas Monastery7774 viewsTwo visitors sit on wooden chairs inside the church. Behind them are rows of carved seats, steps leading to the altar area, and a tiled floor; the space appears modest and lived-in.
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Home & Garden store in Famagusta (Gazimağusa)3221 viewsA modern retail building with a large Home & Garden sign, photographed through a roadside fence. Flagpoles stand in front of the facade, and an advertisement for Evginel Kaporta Boya Atölyesi car paint is visible on the right.
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Residential building by a construction site in Famagusta (Gazimağusa)2844 viewsA multi-storey residential building with balconies and a flat roof stands behind a fenced construction site. In the foreground are mounds of soil and crushed stone, an excavator, and a laid pipe; the façade is brightly lit by the sun.
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Sand dunes of Golden Beach680 viewsLight sandy dunes dotted with sparse shrubs slope down to a calm turquoise bay. Beyond the narrow strip of shore, low rocky hills are visible, while individual rocks darken the shallow water near the coast.
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Kyrenia (Girne) at the Foot of a Mountain Range729 viewsView from the sea of the coastal development of Kyrenia (Girne): hotel buildings, palm trees and low houses stand along the rocky shoreline. Behind the city rise the steep slopes of a mountain range, lightly veiled by summer haze.
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An alley in old Nicosia (Lefkoşa) with a Rock n Roll sign756 viewsTwo travelers with large backpacks walk along a narrow alley among old houses with peeling plaster and shutters. A large Rock n Roll sign featuring a vintage microphone hangs on the facade to the right; blue doors and a parked car are visible at the end of the street.
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Surf at the sandy shore of Golden Beach (Altın Kumsal)813 viewsSmall waves roll onto the broad sandy shore, leaving a thin layer of foam on the wet sand. Flat stones are visible at the water’s edge, and in the distance the beach stretches toward pale dunes and the low hills of the Karpas Peninsula (Karpaz).
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Flowering shrub on the sands of Golden Beach (Altın Kumsal)2133 viewsA lush shrub with pink flowers grows amid pale sand and sparse coastal vegetation. Behind it, the calm sea and the low rocky shore of the Karpas Peninsula (Karpaz) are visible.     (3 votes)
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Ak Günler Denizcilik ferry at sea2383 viewsThe Ak Günler Denizcilik passenger and cargo ferry is travelling on a parallel course across the calm Mediterranean Sea. Through a light haze on the horizon, the coastline and the mountainous silhouette of the coast are visible.     (3 votes)
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Moon above the walls of Kantara Castle1466 viewsA bright moon is visible in the twilight sky above the stone fortifications. At the bottom of the frame, the rough walls and a tower of Kantara Castle rise up, with the dark silhouettes of trees and rocks between them.     (2 votes)
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Deserted bay at Golden Beach2208 viewsA strip of golden sand stretches along calm turquoise water, with a thin line of surf foam washing onto the shore. Beyond the small bay rises a rocky hill covered with shrubs; the beach remains completely deserted.     (2 votes)
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Roundabout with a monument in Famagusta (Gazimağusa)907 viewsOn a wide city road, cars approach a roundabout, at the centre of which stands a decorative stone monument. Advertising billboards, streetlights and pedestrians can be seen by the roadside; flags are fluttering in the background.Oct 10, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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Sign to the Sea Bird Motel653 viewsA roadside billboard advertising the Sea Bird Motel and pointing right stands amid dry, rocky terrain covered with low scrub. The sign also features an image of a bottle of 7UP with ice; green hills and power lines are visible in the background.Oct 10, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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Ruins of a Gothic church in Famagusta (Gazimağusa)641 viewsA surviving fragment of an old stone structure with tall pointed arches and a ruined wall. Traces of time are visible on the light limestone, while modern buildings of Famagusta’s Old Town can be seen through the empty window openings.Oct 10, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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Interior of Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque655 viewsPointed vaults and massive stone columns form a tall Gothic nave. A minbar is set beside one of the columns, with a red Turkish flag hanging above it; light enters through a tracery window at the far end of the hall.Oct 09, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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