Hike up to Buffavento, stroll through the cloisters of Bellapais Abbey or go barefoot on the golden sands of the Karpas Penninsula. Rugged North Cyprus offers charming unspoilt villages, deserted beaches and hidden monasteriesthings of the past in the developed south. Revised and expanded, the seventh edition of North Cyprus reveals churches, castles, classical ruins, and newly accessible sites. Accompanying this is an entertaining and in-depth overview of the ancient and modern history that has shaped this complex and divided island.