Cyprus
Things to do in Karpas Peninsula
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Sightlore has 9 places to explore in Karpas Peninsula, and 5 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Karpas Peninsula's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Golden Beach
The Golden Beach (Turkish: Altın Kumsal; Greek: Ναγγομὶ, romanized: Nangomi, also known as Greek: Χρυσή Ακτή, romanized: Chrysí Actí (ellenization of the Turkish name), and Pashi Amos ("Fat Sand Beach")) is a wide sand beach, located near Rizokarpaso in the Karpass Peninsula…
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Apostolos Andreas Monastery
Apostolos Andreas Monastery is a monastery situated just south of Cape Apostolos Andreas, the north-easternmost point of the island of Cyprus, in Rizokarpaso in the Karpas Peninsula.
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Cape Apostolos Andreas
Cape Apostolos Andreas is the north-easternmost point (promontory) of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. It lies at the tip of the finger-like Karpas Peninsula.
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Kantara Castle
Kantara Castle is a castle in Cyprus, in the area controlled by Northern Cyprus. The exact date of its construction is unknown, the most plausible theory being the Byzantine period.
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Kantara monastery
Kantara Monastery in Cyprus is dedicated to Panagia Kantariotissa, or Our Lady of Kantara. It lies on the southern slopes of the Northern Range at an altitude of 550 m (1,800 ft) near Kantara Castle, from which it took its name.
Discovery routes in Karpas Peninsula
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Karpas: from Kantara Castle to Cape Apostolos Andreas
From Kantara Monastery and Kantara Castle to the Panagia Kanakaria church, Ayios Philon Church and Aphendrika; then Golden Beach, Apostolos Andreas Monastery and Cape Apostolos Andreas.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Kantara Castle
Kantara Castle is a castle in Cyprus, in the area controlled by Northern Cyprus. The exact date of its construction is unknown, the most plausible theory being the Byzantine period.
Ayios Philon Church
Ruined church on the coast near Rizokarpaso (Dipkarpaz), on the site of the ancient city of Karpasia.
Aphendrika
Remains of an ancient settlement on the Karpas Peninsula, north-east of Rizokarpaso, with ruined churches.
Places of worship
Kantara monastery
Kantara Monastery in Cyprus is dedicated to Panagia Kantariotissa, or Our Lady of Kantara. It lies on the southern slopes of the Northern Range at an altitude of 550 m (1,800 ft) near Kantara Castle, from which it took its name.
Panagia Kanakaria
Byzantine church in Lythrangomi (Boltaşlı) in the west of the Karpas Peninsula, known above all for its early Byzantine apse mosaic.
Apostolos Andreas Monastery
Apostolos Andreas Monastery is a monastery situated just south of Cape Apostolos Andreas, the north-easternmost point of the island of Cyprus, in Rizokarpaso in the Karpas Peninsula.
Nature
Golden Beach
The Golden Beach (Turkish: Altın Kumsal; Greek: Ναγγομὶ, romanized: Nangomi, also known as Greek: Χρυσή Ακτή, romanized: Chrysí Actí (ellenization of the Turkish name), and Pashi Amos ("Fat Sand Beach")) is a wide sand beach, located near Rizokarpaso in the Karpass Peninsula…
Cape Apostolos Andreas
Cape Apostolos Andreas is the north-easternmost point (promontory) of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. It lies at the tip of the finger-like Karpas Peninsula.
Karpaz Peninsula
The Karpas Peninsula, also known as the Karpass, Karpaz or Karpasia, is a long, finger-like peninsula that is one of the most prominent geographical features of the island of Cyprus.
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