Cyprus has always attracted tourists from around the world for its beautiful beaches, warm sea and beautiful scenery. Landscape diversity of the island contributed to its territory grows a huge number of plant species that can be enjoyed throughout the year. It is this diversity of species and pushed the Forest Department of the Republic to create a botanical station "Herbarium of Northern Cyprus". It was founded in 1989 and is set amidst a mountainous area about 18 kilometers south of the city of Girne (Kyrenia) near the village Alevkaya.

"Herbarium of Northern Cyprus" has been created to store the collection, which started to collect a British botanist Derek Winnie. Today the station has a unique collection of more than 1, 5 thousand specimens of grasses, shrubs and trees that grow on the territory of the northern part of the island. In addition, 19 species represented in the collection are endemic - in the wild they can be found only in the north of Cyprus.

For example, in "Herbarium" you can see several species of pine, olive and carob trees, many varieties of citrus, cedar, juniper, cypress, a large variety of orchids, which are on the island there are about 45 species (in the north of Cyprus - 30).

In addition to dried specimens of the local flora exhibition includes photographs, drawings and sketches of various plants. Each instance has a detailed description.

Also, with the station a beautiful view of the mountain plateau.