Diana Darke

Bradt Travel Guides: North Cyprus Diana Darke

8th edition June 2015. Offering a solitude unimaginable in the developed South, rugged North Cyprus offers unspoilt villages, deserted beaches and hidden monasteries. Entertaining and in-depth, this new edition is the perfect addition to the curious travellers backpack. - Diana Darke has lived and travelled in Turkey and the Arab world for the last 29 years and is the author of Bradt guides to Eastern Turkey, Syria and Oman. She writes regularly for the BBC and Financial Times - A steady trickle of hotel openings and renovations continue to enhance North Cyprus as an attractive and improving visitor destination - Package holidays are available year-round with the sea swimmable for 8 months - The new edition contains more information on the countrys walking possibilities, which is a developing tourism sector - The fledgling eco-tourism movement in the Karpas region has evolved since the previous edition with improved accessibility of more rustic/eco- accommodation