what do you think about Karmi??

Cyprioth


Joined: 12/01/2011
Posts: 13

Message Posted:
16/01/2011 22:52

What do you think about Karmi?İs there stil natural and guiet?

Jonesy299


Joined: 07/02/2009
Posts: 367

Message Posted:
16/01/2011 22:58

I think it is still a lovely place to visit (as long as you don't mind steep & tight bends) and gives a little insight into what life must have been like a number of decades ago. Provides a nice respite in the Summer when the temperature is typically a few degrees less at that height and it is quite shady in the streets.

basil


Joined: 10/04/2009
Posts: 168

Message Posted:
17/01/2011 00:28

I think about Portmerion, and Patrick McGoohan ....

and mini mokes with stripey awnings ....



I am not a prisoner - I am a free man!







(Well, you asked! Actually I quite like the various watering holes and walks.

It's just a strange idea that I might be chased down the hill by a big white balloon thingy

Who is number one?)

Blackbird



Joined: 11/08/2009
Posts: 1432

Message Posted:
17/01/2011 00:48

??? basil what on earth has this got to do with Karmi in TRNC. Wales ...Cyprus...please explain...or did I miss something???

Clarissa2


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 1476

Message Posted:
17/01/2011 01:10

Re: Msg 3,



I like Portmeirion!

SAFFI


Joined: 01/07/2008
Posts: 342

Message Posted:
17/01/2011 02:39

We love going up to Karmi, the twist and turns make it all that more special , and then you get the views down to the coast just lovely and calming.

Then in the evening you can have a good meal at a restaurant in a very nice setting ( the name escapes me at the moment ! ) and then wind your way back down again feeling happy and calm,

Saffi xx

andrew4232



Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 1543

Message Posted:
17/01/2011 08:32

I agree it has to be one of the prettiest villages around, and in season we have 3 watering holes the levant restaurant, crows nest pub and the spot which is the late bar, all with great views

and before Hans corrects everyone its 'Karaman' not karmi was the Greek name for the place

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
17/01/2011 09:35

RE msg 1: Walk through Karaman in spring and you'll have a wonderful afternoon.

Find my map of the village here and enjoy your walk: ▶ [ http://is.gd/Eah3KP/Karaman_map ].

P.S. Not important, but just for the record: the right spelling of the Greek name for Karaman is " Karmí " ((i accent aigu ´ (acute accent)).

Panchocat


Joined: 29/11/2009
Posts: 1333

Message Posted:
17/01/2011 09:50

basil, I know just what you mean!



Blackbird it is an imaginative comparison, narrow, steep pretty village streets, you just need to remember, be imaginative and compare. (Helps if you were a prisoner fan too)



It always reminds me of Clovelly in the SW of England.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
17/01/2011 10:13

Have you ever been to Portmeirion Blackbird ?

Simbas

Hippo


Joined: 02/02/2007
Posts: 2070

Message Posted:
17/01/2011 10:19

Even the Greeks wouldn't live in Karmi, was known for tuberculosis.



Quaint little village known for its propensity for Barbour's and green wellies.

Woodspeckie


Joined: 25/01/2009
Posts: 2263

Message Posted:
17/01/2011 11:39

Tried to find Karaman but failed, we were ending up in peoples driveways, gave up in the end. Will use your map next time Hans.

Cyprioth


Joined: 12/01/2011
Posts: 13

Message Posted:
17/01/2011 20:58

I like Karmi so much and about 20-25 years ago mostly English people live in there but now ı think very low strange live there and ı want to know why?Thanks for your answers

Blackbird



Joined: 11/08/2009
Posts: 1432

Message Posted:
17/01/2011 21:03

Yes simbas - been to Portmeirion several times, we live about an hour away...

Bradus


Joined: 25/02/2007
Posts: 2641

Message Posted:
17/01/2011 21:07

Its a lovely place and one of the few well kept villages in the North. Well done to all those who contribute to all the flowers and plants that seem to grow everywhere. It really is pretty and is exactly what you would think a Cypriot village to look like.

jimchris09


Joined: 13/02/2009
Posts: 547

Message Posted:
17/01/2011 21:55

"Very low strange live there..." (Message 13)....what on earth is that all about?

andrew4232



Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 1543

Message Posted:
18/01/2011 08:13

don't know am 6'1" so don't think am low but maybe strange hehe

throstle


Joined: 26/05/2008
Posts: 85

Message Posted:
18/01/2011 11:45

Its cold, does'nt get much sunshine and it gets snow

jimchris09


Joined: 13/02/2009
Posts: 547

Message Posted:
18/01/2011 12:11

So maybe you are high ordinary...simples!

andrew4232



Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 1543

Message Posted:
18/01/2011 13:10

mess 18 i assume that you think that in the summer as well

aripointer


Joined: 01/07/2008
Posts: 189

Message Posted:
18/01/2011 13:20

Brilliant place to live. Great bars and a super restaurant. Cool breeze on hot summer days and stunning views. Best of all... nice residents. AP

Cyprioth


Joined: 12/01/2011
Posts: 13

Message Posted:
19/01/2011 12:03

I have little 5 bunglows Karmi and ı dont know what can ı do? ı tought last year to sell.but it upset me to leave here.