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North Cyprus’s resorts, properties and facilities are growing rapidly. This new edition caters for travelers interested in exploring the ancient and modern culture of Cyprus, including the history behind the estrangement between the Turkish North and the Greek South, upon which a background is provided in the guide. The discovery of classical ruins, monasteries, churches and castles has been made even easier with the advent of greater cross-border traffic. Also worth a visit is the Karpas Peninsula, renowned for its turtle population and often referred to as the nature reserve of Cyprus. ...
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Tunisia is well-known as a package destination but, for those who care to look further than its beach resorts, if offers far more. Beyond the excellent beaches and the rows of comfortable low-rise hotels lies a country of tremendous variety. The north is a landscape of green mountains, rivers and lakes. The south is dominated by arid desert with sporadic green oases and the spectacular dunes of the Sahara’s Grand Erg Oriental.
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Turkey is a remarkable passage-land between Europe and Asia, and the country reflects these two identities. The western half, with the cities of Istanbul, Izmir and Antalya, is richer and more densely populated, looking towards Europe and the Mediterranean. The other part, heading from Ankara eastwards, with its rugged, haunting steppe lands of Anatolia, points more towards Turkey’s Asian heritage.
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