Nicosia is, a bit like Berlin in the past, cut in two by a long wall that crosses the entire Mediterranean island. While the Cypriot government claims all of the territory, the northeastern third of the country has been under the control of the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus since 1974.

Forget the southern United States, the Canary Islands and Mallorca: the new trend is to start the cycling season in Cyprus!

Here are some of the most beautiful and weirdest places where I will have put my photogenic tent.

Along the way, several things make me laugh alone. I share some of them with you here.