Karmi (Karaman) Village
Karaman
A whitewashed hillside village with restored old houses and stone-paved lanes covered in flowers, plus a few small taverns and galleries and views over the coast.
Karmi Village (Karaman in Turkish) sits on a hillside about 8 km west of Kyrenia. Since the 1980s, foreign residents have rented and restored its houses. The village keeps the stone paths, arches and whitewashed cottages of traditional Cypriot hill villages, with bougainvillea and jasmine climbing the walls. It has a few small taverns and art galleries and is popular on weekends. In the evening you can watch the sunset over the coast from a terrace. Bronze Age tombs lie near the village. Admission is free. It pairs well with a visit to St Hilarion Castle along the way.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- St. Hilarion Castle
- Escape Beach
- Archangel Michael Icon Museum
- Kyrenia Harbour
- Kyrenia Castle & Shipwreck Museum
- Lambousa
- Lapta (Lapithos)
- Bellapais Abbey