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| - | {{: | + | It is in a nature protection zone; along with other sand beaches in Karpaz, the Golden Beach is an important nesting area for sea turtles. On the beach and elsewhere in the protection zone, camping is forbidden. Often evening times, the police is comes to check the main areas near the parking spaces for tents. |
| - | </ | + | Until 2017, there were two restaurants and a couple of wooden chalets for overnight stay directly in proximity of the beach. Following a court order, they were destroyed since they were illegally built. Nowadays, there are no facilities on the beach; also there is no sunshade; therefore we recommend taking your own umbrellas. |
| - | The Golden Beach (Turkish: Altınkum plaj; Greek: Χρυσή Ακτή, romanized: Chrysí Actí, also known as Pashi Amos ("Fat Sand Beach" | ||
| - | It stretches about four kilometers from Galunopetra (Iyitaş) cape on the east to Jyles cape on the south-west. On the eastern part, the dunes extend up to 500m towards the inland. The beach area is separated into two sections by a small hill, Adatepe, and by a large light colored | + | ==== Where is the Nudist Beach Zone? ==== |
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| + | You need to walk a couple of hundred meters left from the main parking space. | ||
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| - | The Golden Beach is, along with other sand beaches in Karpaz, an important nesting area for sea turtles. Camping on the beach and the surrounding protection areas is strictly forbidden. The Golden Beach is also known as an unofficial nudist beach (areas on the west of the beach)[4] | + | For many years, there used to be even a large sign warning beachgoes of nude sunbathers; this sign is not anymore there, probably a collatoral damage when the illegal restaurants were turned down. |
| - | ==History== | + | |
| - | In the first years after the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus in 1974 the Golden Beach and the tip of the Karpaz peninsular were under Turkish military control and access was restricted. After the unilateral independence declaration in 1983, the area became a natural park and protection was further strenghend in 1997 and 1998 TRNC Environment Law [5] | + | ====How to reach the Golden Beach==== |
| + | From Famagusta or Girne follow the road to Yeni Erenköy (Gialousa) and then the Karpaz Anayolu to the village of Dipkarpaz (Risokarpaso). From there on, follow the signs to Apostolos Andreas Monastery. The beach is about 20 km from the village centre. The condition of the road is not the best for the last few kilometers; but they are certainly doeable with a normal car if you drive carefully. | ||
| - | ====Access==== | + | During the high season, tourist busses stop for like one or two hours at the Golden Beach, however those tourists just seldomly walk a lot. Hitchhiking |
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| - | The Golden Beach is located next to a coastal road that leads from the village of Rizokarpaso/ | + | <olmap id=" |
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| + | ===Other Reports & More Information=== | ||