Cape Greco

Cape Greco, also known as Capo Greco (Italian for "Greek cape"; Greek: Κάβο Γκρέκο), is a headland in the southeastern part of the island of Cyprus. It is at the southern end of Famagusta Bay and forms part of Ayia Napa Municipality. It lies between the towns of Ayia Napa and Protaras, both tourist resorts, and is visited by tourists for its natural environment. It is the de facto easternmost point of both the Republic of Cyprus and the European Union. Rizokarpaso is further east but under the control of Northern Cyprus. According to local legend, it is also the home of the 'Ayia Napa sea monster'.

Cape Greco
Sea caves at Cape Greco

Important Bird Area

A 1209 ha area encompassing the cape has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it is a key migration site for large numbers of raptors and other birds. It forms a migratory bottleneck for red-footed falcons, pallid harriers, honey buzzards and common kestrels, as well as supporting breeding populations of Cyprus wheatears, Cyprus warblers and black francolins. Although the cape is a National Forest Park under the administration of the Forestry Department of the Cyprus Ministry of the Interior, the birds there are threatened by illegal trapping.[1]

Transmitter

At Cape Greco, there is a large mediumwave broadcasting station used by TWR. It has several mast radiators and broadcasts on 1233 kHz with 600 kW.

See also

References
  1. "Cape Greco". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

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