North Cyprus

North Cyprus is the sunny, unspoilt northern third of the island of Cyprus — a place where turquoise coastline, pine-covered mountains and centuries of history sit side by side. With over 300 days of sunshine a year, a gentle cost of living and a genuinely warm welcome, it has quietly become one of the Mediterranean's best-value places to own a home.

But the island is more than a climate and a price tag. It is morning coffee by the harbour in Kyrenia, Sunday markets full of local produce, Crusader castles above orange groves and long empty beaches you can still have to yourself. The guide below is our A-to-Z of the things people ask us about most — the practical, everyday side of life here.