- Location and Features
- Harbour offers Mediterranean Sea views and stunning mountain backdrop
- Features Venetian buildings including warehouses and tower
- Western entrance includes Venetian tower and shops selling Turkish Cypriot goods
- Attractions
- Aga Cafer Pasa mosque built in 1580 by local landowner
- Kyrenia castle dominates northeast corner with historic shipwreck
- St Andrews Church built in 1913, serves diverse international congregation
- Baldoken Ottoman cemetery built in 1571 for soldiers and later non-soldiers
- Historical Development
- Original Roman port existed east of current one
- Venice built extensive structures and castle during Middle Ages
- Carob trade continued despite new Indian sea route discovery
- Ottoman control ended in 1878, Cyprus divided in 1974
- Modern Features
- Harbour becomes bustling nightlife destination with restaurants and bars
- Various excursions available during day, including yachting and diving
- Children's play park located west of harbour
- Traditional Turkish food and drinks served throughout evening