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Tour of North Nicosia. Monday, Wednesday and Friday weekly.
Conducted walking tour of North Nicosia. Meet 10.00 at the Kyrenia Gate, or 10.30 at the Lokmaci crossing point. More information.
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Kyrenia
Market. Wednesday weekly.
Kyrenia municipal open air market. Here you will find fantastic
value on a vast range of goods, especially fruit, vegetables,
cheeses, yoghurts, oils and vinegars (often brought in from the
country by farming families), fish, footwear, clothing and all sorts
of odds and ends.
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Famagusta Market.
Thursday weekly.
Here you can buy about everything you might need; clothing,
household items, flowers, fish and fresh fruit and vegetables. You
can also buy freshly pressed olive oil there, mostly made by the
vendor itself (and it does come very often in re-used bottles of
J&B, Bells or Teachers!).
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Guzelyurt Market. Saturday weekly.
Everything from clothes, shoes, nuts, sweets, olive oil,
honey, home made cheese as well as fruit and vegetables are sold.
Produce is fresh, and local people are encouraged to sell the excess
from their own gardens. The market opens early, and continues till
about 1pm. It is situated on the main street opposite the museum and
church.
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Carpenters Market. Friday weekly.
Carpenters Craft & Farmers market, Karaoglanoglu. 10am to 1pm.
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Lambousa Market. Saturday weekly.
Chateau Lambousa Arts and Crafts Fair. 10am to 2.30pm (or later).
Stallholders include homebaked pastries and pies, homemade jams and
marmalades. CDs, DVDs and book stalls. A variety of clothing and
jewellery, antiques, paintings, sculptures and other arts and
crafts.
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Children's Film Show. Saturday weekly.
2pm. Free film screenings for children (age 9 and up) at
Sidestreets, Nicosia. The films are sometimes in English, sometimes
Turkish. For information phone 0392 22 93070/71. Sidestreets is past
the post office, and opposite the law courts.
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Church Services, Every Sunday.
Christian churches are represented
in North Cyprus. Sunday services are as follows.
Anglican
St Andrew’s, Kyrenia.
8am communion.
10am Family Eucharist and Sunday School. (Hot and cold drinks served
in the church hall after the service)
2pm. Turkish language service. (Held in the church hall)
5.30pm. Cyprus International Fellowship
St Mark’s Famagusta (Services held at the old Greek
St George’s Chapel on the Salamis Road)
9am Turkish Language service.
11am Communion
5.30pm, Praise and Worship
St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, Nicosia. (Located
about 300 yards south of the Paphos Gate.)
9.30am. Holy Communion.
6pm, Evening Prayer.
Roman Catholic.
St Elizabeth of Hungary, Kyrenia.
Mid-day. Mass
Holy Cross Catholic Church, Nicosia. (Located
inside the walled city, close to the Paphos Gate.)
8am, 9.30am and 6.30pm. Mass.
Maronite. (Services mainly in the
Greek language with some Syriac.)
St George’s, Korucam 8am and 10am. Mass
Holy Cross, Karpasa.
8.30am. Mass
Cathedral of Our Lady of Graces. (Located inside
the walled city, near the Paphos Gate)
8am and 10am. Mass
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Catalkoy Market. Every Sunday.
9am to 1 pm. Soyuz Bar. More information from 0542 885 7723 or 0542
886 7012.
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Pembegul
Market, Every Sunday.
10am - 3pm, Pembegul Garden Centre.
Next to K-Pet petrol garage, Between Bellapais traffic lights &
Bellapais roundabout. A selection of plants, books, shoes, DVDs,
and more.
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Buyukkonuk
Market, Every Sunday.
11am – 4pm., Buyukkonuk village centre, Karpaz. Organised by the
Eco-Tourism Association, the market has handicrafts, traditional
food, and local produce.
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Line Dancing Lessons, Mondays
to Thursdays,
October to June
Two groups, Phoenix Line Dance Club, and the Kibris Liners hold line
dancing lessons in the TRNC.
Mondays.
10.30am -12.30pm, Club Semina, Karsayake. Absolute
beginners. Entrance 5TL. (Kibris Liners)
10.30am -12.30pm, Mountain View Hotel. Intermediate. Entrance 5TL. (Pheonix)
Tuesdays.
10am – 12.30pm, Club Semina, Alsancak.
Beginners and improvers. Entrance 5TL. (Kibris Liners)
10.30am - 12.30pm, Green Valley Restaurant, Alsancak. Improver
level. Entrance 5TL. (Phoenix)
Wednesdays.
10.30am – 12.30pm, Korineum Golf Club. Beginner/Improver.
Entrance 5TL including refreshments. (Phoenix)
Thursdays.
10.30am - 12.30pm,Green Valley Restaurant, Alsancak.
Beginners. Entrance 5TL. (Phoenix)
For more information, contact Phoenix on 0533 876 3410, and
Kibris on 0542 883 4422.
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Iskele Market,
Every Friday.
8am, Ecevit Square car park, Iskele. Fruit, vegetables, clothes,
toys, and more.
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Cooks’ Market,
Every Wednesday.
10am,
Ozankoy Bookshop. Stalls include jams & preserves, sausage rolls and
pasties, home baked pies, and crafts. Coffee and cake is free, but a
donation is requested for the Girne Rehabilitation Centre-Cheshire
Homes.
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Ladies’ Card Craft, Monday Weekly.
10am-12, Ozankoy bookshop. More information from 0392 815 2853.
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Children’s Craft Group, Tuesday Weekly.
4.30pm-6.30pm, Ozankoy bookshop. More information from 0392 815
2853.
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112 Quiz night.
Last Monday Monthly Except December.
7.30pm, The Ravine Bar, Alsancak. Quiz night
in aid of the ERB fund. A 15YTL entry fee provides a chance to have
fun, win prizes and enjoy supper.
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St Andrews
Coffee Morning. Last Saturday Monthly, March to October.
10am, The Hermitage, Kyrenia. Coffee morning, bring & buy, and
raffle.
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Greek Cypriot National Day,
Sunday 1st April
A more PC name for a Southern Cyprus holiday that is still commonly known as
"EOKA Day". The holiday celebrates the start of the
guerrilla campaign on April 1, 1955 when EOKA targeted
British military and civilian installations on the island.
It later also targeted Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot
collaborators and informants. The holiday is celebrated in
memorial services in churches and gatherings in cities and
villages in southern Cyprus. For all
southern Cyprus holidays, follow the link.
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ATA Walk and Lunch, Thursday
29th March.
10am at Gecitkoy Reservoir.The walk is 2 to 3km, and is led by a
local geologist. There is only one short rough incline but you will
need to wear suitable shoes. There will be opportunities to see
variety of flora and fauna including orchids, toadstools, mushrooms
and wild fowl. Our guide has lived in Northern Cyprus for a number
of years and developed a good knowledge of the locality so is likely
to spot things we would not see unaccompanied.The group will be
limited to 25 so please book early.The walk is followed by lunch at
a local cafe which will be lahmacun and shish with local bread and
salad. Member can buy their own drinks. Cost 28tl for members and
33tl for non-members. To book, contact Pearl Mitchell on 0542 851
8377 or pearlmitch@gmail.com
. Directions to meeting point – From Girne go west towards Çamlıbel.
After Karşıyaka you turn inland and pass through Geçitköy village
turn left and follow the rough track. You can park here and walk up
to the edge of reservoir or if your car is suitable drive up nearer
the reservoir.
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Amanda’s
Auction, First Sunday Monthly, except July and August.
10am, Ozankoy. Viewing Friday and Saturday.
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Wild Flower and
Orchid Walk, Every Wednesday, March and April.
10am, Hisarkoy. A Free 2 ½ hour walk (weather permitting) hours over
undulating ground. Come and learn about our wonderful flora
especially now as the 2 rarest orchids are at their best. There is
no charge, but as numbers are limited, booking is essential on 0542
854 4329.
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University Challenge, 28th & 29th March.
JK’s Bar, Lapta. A North Cyprus fun version of the popular TV quiz,
in aid of the 112 charity. Tickets cost 50TL per team of 4.
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RBL Ladies
Fashion Show, Thursday 29th March.
11am, Waterfront Restaurant, Lapta. Get ready for summer with a
Fashion Show especially for the ladies. The Dynamic Duo, Pamela and
Dot have just the answer - a Fashion show. This is your opportunity
to view fantastic new or previously enjoyed summer outfits over a
glass or two of wine, a cup of tea or coffee and a selection of
delicious cakes, served in the wonderful surroundings of the
Waterfront Restaurant. The cost for members is 5TL or 10TL for
non-members. For more information telephone Pamela at 0533 8736876
or Dot at 0533 8429869.
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RBL Motown Night,
Saturday 31st March.
7.30pm, The Waterfront Restaurant, Lapta. Throughout the Sixties,
the Motown record label produced a catalogue of songs that cannot be
rivalled They were simple love songs that told simple stories, often
in joyously happy or heartbreakingly sad ways. And all the while
Motown was the pride of Detroit and the pride of Black America.
Motown legends include; Martha and the Vandellas, Smokey Robinson
and the Miracles, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Diana Ross and the
Supremes, Gladys Knight and the Pips, The Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder
and Marvin Gaye. So what was the Motown sound? Great melodies, lots
of tambourines and hand clapping, blaring horns, interplay between
the lead singer and his or her backup vocalists, driving bass lines
and foot-slapping drum parts. When a Motown song is played,
everybody knows it’s Motown. This is all set to be a great night
out. Tickets cost 20TL for members and 25TL for non-members 25 TL
which includes a buffet supper. For more information telephone
Pamela at 0533 8736876 or Dot at 0533 8429869.
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Fun Quiz, Friday
30th March.
7pm for 7.30pm, A fun quiz at the Black Lion, Alsancak. Tickets cost
15TL, and include dinner.
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Dance of
Cyprus, Every Tuesday and Wednesday.
9pm GAU Spectrum Hall, Girne, Tuesdays.
Cyprus Night. A 90 minute celebration of traditional Cypriot dancing. Dances include a Sickle
Dance, Whirling Dervish, Wedding Dances, and the Glass Dance.
Tickets cost 35TL from 0542 881 0303
11am, midday, and 2pm,
Bedestan, Nicosia, Tuesdays and
Wednesdays.
Whirling Dervish Show. A 30 minute performance acted out by a
Whirling Dervish. The performance is intense with the religious
sentiments of the Mevlevis. Tickets cost 15TL from 0542 881 0303.
This is a shortened version of the Mevlevi Sema ceremony, and more
information about the
ceremony and the
Mevlevi Order in Cyprus can be found by following the links.
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Jeep Safari,
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
9.30am to 4pm. A fun and safe off-road adventure, taking you on a
scenic tour of the Kyrenia mountain range. Tickets cost £30, and
include return transport to a convenient pickup point, traditional
Cypriot lunch, drinking water, and entry to Mavi Kosk. Booking on
0533 881 8993.
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Cyprus Village Day,
Every Tuesday and Thursday.
8.30am to 2pm. A visit to the working village of Kozan where you can
see the village bakery, cheese maker, coffee shop, pekmez maker, and
wood carver for an insight into the production of local produce.
Tickets cost £30, and include return transport to a convient
location, Turkish tea and coffee on arrival, guided village tour by
a local resident, all visits, samples of cheese, bread, and carob
syrup, and Cypriot lunch in a rural mountain restaurant. Booking on
0533 881 8993.
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Hisarkoy
Orchid Festival, Saturday 31st March.
3pm - 10pm,
Hisarkoy Village. Events include folk and line dancing, and stalls.
Turkish Cypriot singer Orge Volkan will end the day with a concert.
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Children’s Puppet
Show, Saturday and Sunday till June.
12 noon and 3 pm, Girne Amphitheatre. A cast of 20 hand-made puppets
present “Pinocchio” in Turkish, followed by shows in Russian.
Tickets cost 15TL, and are available the amphitheatre from 9am to
5pm daily except Monday and Tuesday.
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