Posts Tagged ‘Nicosia’

Northern Cyprus hosts a variety of interesting festivals, ranging from classical music, to jazz and contemporary pop, as well theatre and food festivals. Spaced across the year, you can pick a festival to incorporate into your holiday in Northern Cyprus. Read the rest of this entry »

Famagusta is a city on the east coast of Cyprus and is capital of the Famagusta District. It is located in a bay between Capes Greco and Eloea, east of Nicosia, and possesses the deepest harbor in the island. Since the 1974 Turkish invasion the city has resided in the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The old tourist quarter of Varosha is abandoned pending a settlement of the Cyprus dispute. The city has a population of around 39,000 and there are no legal Greek Cypriot residents. Read the rest of this entry »