Alagadi Turtle Beach

A protected sandy beach east of Kyrenia where green and loggerhead turtles nest each summer.

Alagadi Turtle Beach near Kyrenia, a long sandy bay seen from a rocky headland with a footpath through dry grass
Photo: CAPTAIN RAJU, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Alagadi Turtle Beach is a protected stretch of sand about 15 km east of Kyrenia's old harbour, made up of two bays. Green and loggerhead sea turtles come ashore here to nest each summer.

Alagadi Turtle Beach
Photo: CAPTAIN RAJU, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Alagadi Turtle Beach
Photo: CAPTAIN RAJU, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Because of the nesting, the beach is closed to visitors at night during the season, and conservation volunteers monitor the nests. A restaurant stands about a kilometre west, along the shore.

Address: Alagadi Turtle Beach
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