Girne Goatbusters MtB group to hold their first Ride Social
Girne Goatbusters MtB group to hold their first RideĀ Social
By Chris Elliottā¦ā¦
The Girne Goatbusters Mountain Bike group led by Mike Phillips are to hold their first Ride Social on Sunday the 8th of May starting at 10am from the BeÅparmak Buffavento Restaurant
Mike and Angela who are active cyclists who would like to lead regular informal bike rides for the community, welcome all cyclists regardless of age or ability to join them on this first Ride Socialā¦
The Foreign Residents in the TRNC are sailing into the Sunset
The Foreign Residents in the TRNC are sailing into theĀ Sunset
The Foreign Residents in the TRNC (TFR) TFR areĀ sailing into the Sunset
By Ralph Kratzer
Standard programme for the association The Foreign Residents in the TRNC, briefly called TFR, is the organizing of communal events with its members from 25 different countries of origin.
Besides the popular casual weekly get-togethers are short trips to interesting destinations in our, either permanent orā¦
Besparmak means five fingers in Turkish. Itās unique shape is one of the iconic images of Northern Cyprus. Everyone that comes to North Cyprus for a holiday will have an image of the Besparmak etched into their memory for ever. It is a spectacular sight from all angles and always has a wow factor as it comes into view when driving along the coast road. The mountain itself is part of the Kyrenia Mountain range but also gives its name to the range. So when people talk of the Besparmak they can be refering to the mountain range or the mountain itself. The range itself is long and narrow and stretches for over 100 miles. There are many walks and rambles near and around the mountain. A particular favorite is the circular walk around the mountain.
The whole walk takes about two hours. Itās best to plan Ā the walk around a meal so at the end you continue onto the Buffavento Restaurant. Itās a great place for a traditional meze and kebab. Itās a big place so even when its busy you should always get a table. The best time of year for this walk is the spring time as there are many wild flowers and orchids to be seen, however the scenery is beautiful all year round and apart from midday in the height of summer its a great walk.
As you get to know Cyprus and its people you will realise that Cyprus has many myths and legends and the Besparmak is no exception.
One tells the story of a conceited villager who fell in love with the local queen and asked for her hand in marriage. The queen wished to be rid of the impertinent young man and requested that he bring her some water from the spring of Apostolos Andreas monastery in the Karpas, a perilous journey in those days. The man set off and after several weeks returned with a skin full of that precious water. The queen was most dismayed to see that he had succeeded, but still refused to marry him. In a fit of rage, he poured the water on to the earth, seized a handful of the resulting mud and threw it at the queens head. She ducked and the lump of mud sailed far across the plain to land on top of the Kyrenia mountain range, where it is to this day, still showing the impression of the thwarted villagerās five fingers.
When you are on your way on Besparmak mountains and for your luck it is rainy weather you can go through the clouds and even touch it, just like I did.
I was going through photos Iāve taken and came across three which are really part of a set,ā¦
I was going through photos Iāve taken and came across three which are really part of a set, but I donāt think Iāve published them as such so here they are ā scenes of nature in North Cyprus. I would like to claim that I created the colours in these photos, but truth to tell they all came out as sepia because I was shooting into the sun!
Groovy Historian : Stories and Myths of CyprusĀ Vodcast Groovy Historian : Stories and Myths of Cyprus Vodcast by the Groovy Historian.... Hey there this is the Groovy Historian i have created a short vodcast of some myths and stories of Cyprus.
The idea of this site is to show the beauty of Turkey. If you have pictures of the place where I havenāt been yet, and you want to share, please contact me by email.
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