Kyrenia Mountains (Beşparmak)

The Kyrenia Mountains run about 160 km along the north coast, made mostly of hard crystalline limestone and some marble; the highest peak is Mount Selvili (1,024 m).

Their Turkish name Beşparmak ("five fingers") comes from a rocky peak resembling five fingers — in folk legend the petrified handprint of a hero.

The slopes hold the castles of St Hilarion, Buffavento and Kantara, monasteries and hiking trails, and in spring the mountains are covered with orchids and wild flowers.