Free Beaches near Alsancak

jonkay


Joined: 01/04/2008
Posts: 66

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 13:27

Can anyone please tell me if there are any free beaches near Alsancak i.e you do not have to pay an entrance fee!! Thanks for your help. Jon

batgirl


Joined: 04/02/2009
Posts: 233

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 13:29

All beaches are free its the facilities that you can be charged for

jonkay


Joined: 01/04/2008
Posts: 66

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 13:48

Thanks for your reply. What I mean free to use the facilities, and do not have to pay an entrance fee.

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 1419

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 13:58

jonkay. As far as I am aware, there are no "free" beaches in the area, i.e. those that allow you to use facilities free of charge. The prices vary, as do the standard of facilities available.



If you do find one, please let us all know

lovingcyprus


Joined: 02/03/2007
Posts: 900

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 14:13

Mare Monte beach is free as is Alsancak beach

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 1419

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 14:15

lovingcyprus - when you say "Alsancak" beach, which one are you referring to please?



Thanks.

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 1554

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 14:23

Legally, access to Beaches in TRNC is free.

If you are refused entrance, call the police - this has been proved to work, for instance when the Mercure Hotel tried to charge for access to the beach.

As for facilities, if you wish to use anything other than the sea, sand, fresh air and sunshine, then you can expect to pay the poor soul who went to the trouble and expense of providing it - and apart from 'Belediye' beaches such as the one at Kervanseray, that would include toilets!

I may be wrong, but I think that the one exception to the above could be the beach at the Celebrity Hotel, I seem to remember reading about it at one time, but I'm afraid it's all a blur now (like so much else! )

Someone is BOUND to know...

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 3795

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 14:26

Which one is behind Lilli's ?

Simbas

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 2681

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 14:30

Simbas,

Not sure there is a beach behind Guidos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



But the beach at Karsiyaka is free and reasonably clean!



Chris

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 3795

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 14:34

I'm sure i was looking at one from her back door ? it must have been too many Tonics !

Simbas

sporty


Joined: 06/12/2007
Posts: 586

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 16:03

so what people are saying is you could walk onto escape beach or denizkizi beach for example with a towel and use the beach and go for a swim,dont use their sunbeds/parasols/toilets etc and itll be a free day out?is that correct?has anybody tried this and where?

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 1419

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 16:08

sporty - theoretically, this is correct. I think people have tried doing just this with mixed results! Having said that, I believe that, legally, you are well within your rights.



J

spanna


Joined: 12/01/2009
Posts: 281

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 17:23

Hi... if you go down to escape beach, there is a long, beautiful section of beach to the right (as you look out too sea), which is not part of the 'Escape' complex. We go down there on a regular basis... there is track down to there from the monument car park. It is a little seaweed stricken at present - but no more so than the section covered by 'Escape' but in the summer months it is usually beautiful and clear... There are no facilities as such but you are able to walk along to 'escape' and use the cafe etc...



Hope that helps!

lovingcyprus


Joined: 02/03/2007
Posts: 900

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 18:11

Jeannie



Alsancak beach, going from Lapta towards Girne turn left just opposite Kate O'Reillys

sporty


Joined: 06/12/2007
Posts: 586

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 19:39

to be honest i dont spend much time beaching,much rather be by a pool,in september i swam at the sandy bay in the harbour at bogaz above famagusta,below the restaurant there,it was super,i've not been to any of the beaches yet nr Alsancak,apart from swimming around the carrier bags etc at silver rocks,lapta.lol.When i was over in sept we had a meal on our last day at kervan restaurant,the cove below looked really inviting,it'll deffo be on our places to go next time we are over,it would be nice to try this theory of free beaches out whilst i'm over there because i'm not too bothered if they let me on or not,however that being said,i would be happy to pay a small fee if we wanted a sunbed/parasol etc,they do charge most other places too for these items,eg,spain and the canaries.It would be nice to have a choice to pay or not,I may just try this out later in the year,for research purposes for cy44 you understand!

everon


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 720

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 19:42

Kervansary beach is lovely and free if you dont want a sunbed, parasol etc, we always take a picnic then have a couple of Efes at the beach bar. Safe bathing for kids too x

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 1425

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 19:44

Go towards Lapta just past the LA Hotel you will see Rosies cafe, there is a small free beach there, clean and sandy, may have to pay for sunbeds but some take there own beach stuff.....

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 1419

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 19:51

lovingcyprus - thanks for that. I asked Paul when he got home and he said he thought that was the one you were talking about.



Kervansaray is a nice beach - gets busy at weekends with locals, but very reasonably priced. I believe this is a 'council' run beach?



sporty - don't forget to report back after your research for Cy44

everon


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 720

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 20:31

the 'long' bit of beach at Kervansary is 'council' the 'small' bit on the side of the jetty is not, it belongs to the beach bar, I like that bit the best x