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Nicosia itinerary

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  1. 1

    Ledra Street & the Green Line Crossing - Europe's Last Divided Border

    Ledra Street is Nicosia's main pedestrianised shopping artery, running straight through the old city from Eleftheria Square to the Ledra Street/Lokmaci checkpoint on the Green Line. Until 2008 this street was a dead end…

    Address
    Ledra Street, 1011 Nicosia
    Nearest transit
    Eleftheria Square bus hub, 1-min walk to southern end of Ledra Street
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    Buyuk Han - The Finest Ottoman Caravanserai on the Island

    Buyuk Han (Great Inn) is a beautifully restored 16th-century caravanserai built in 1572, just one year after the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus. It is the largest caravanserai on the island and one of the best-preserved…

    Address
    Asmalti Sokak, North Nicosia
    Nearest transit
    Walk from Ledra Street/Lokmaci crossing, 3-min walk north
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    Selimiye Mosque - A Gothic Cathedral Turned Ottoman Mosque

    Selimiye Mosque is the most striking building in Nicosia's skyline - a 13th-century French Gothic cathedral with two Ottoman minarets bolted to its facade. Originally built as the Cathedral of Saint Sophia between 1209…

    Address
    Selimiye Meydani, North Nicosia
    Nearest transit
    Walk from Ledra Street/Lokmaci crossing, 7-min walk north
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    Cyprus Museum - The Island's Most Important Archaeological Collection

    The Cyprus Museum (also called the Cyprus Archaeological Museum) on Mouseiou Street is the oldest and most comprehensive archaeological museum on the island. Founded in 1882 under British colonial rule, it houses…

    Address
    Mouseiou 1, 1097 Nicosia
    Nearest transit
    Paphos Gate bus stops, 2-min walk east
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    Venetian Walls - The Circular Fortification That Defines Old Nicosia

    The Venetian Walls of Nicosia are a near-perfect circle of bastioned fortifications built between 1567 and 1570 by the Republic of Venice. Designed by military engineer Giulio Savorgnano, the walls replaced earlier…

    Address
    Podocataro Bastion, Leoforos Omirou, 1016 Nicosia
    Nearest transit
    Paphos Gate or Eleftheria Square bus hub, direct access to western section
  6. 6

    Famagusta Gate - Nicosia's Grandest Venetian Gateway

    Famagusta Gate (Porta Giuliana) is the largest and most impressive of the three original gates in Nicosia's Venetian Walls. Built in 1567 as part of the Venetian fortification project, it takes its name from the road…

    Address
    Athinas Avenue, Caraffa Bastion, 1016 Nicosia
    Nearest transit
    Famagusta Gate bus stop, at the entrance; or 15-min walk east from Ledra Street
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    Archbishop's Palace & Byzantine Museum - Medieval Icons and Church Treasures

    The Archbishop's Palace complex on Archiepiskopou Kyprianou Square is a cluster of buildings that includes the Archbishop's official residence, the Byzantine Museum and Art Gallery, and a large bronze statue of…

    Address
    Archiepiskopou Kyprianou Square, 1016 Nicosia
    Nearest transit
    Archiepiskopou Kyprianou bus stop, 1-min walk; or 10-min walk east from Ledra Street
  8. 8

    Leventis Municipal Museum - Nicosia's Story Through the Centuries

    The Leventis Municipal Museum on Hippokratous Street, within the old walled city, is a free museum that traces the history of Nicosia from 3000 BC to the present day. It won the Council of Europe Museum Prize in 1991 -…

    Address
    Hippokratous 17, 1011 Nicosia
    Nearest transit
    Eleftheria Square bus hub, 5-min walk east into the old city
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    Laiki Geitonia - The Restored Traditional Quarter

    Laiki Geitonia (Popular Neighbourhood) is a pedestrianised quarter of narrow lanes and restored traditional houses in the heart of old Nicosia, immediately south of Ledra Street. The area was one of the first urban…

    Address
    Laiki Geitonia, 1011 Nicosia
    Nearest transit
    Eleftheria Square bus hub, 3-min walk into the pedestrian quarter
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    Bedesten - The Covered Market in a Medieval Church

    The Bedesten (covered market) in North Nicosia is a former 14th-century Orthodox church that was converted into a market hall by the Ottomans after 1570. Originally built as the Church of St Nicholas of the English…

    Address
    Arasta Sokak, North Nicosia
    Nearest transit
    Walk from Ledra Street/Lokmaci crossing, 8-min walk north

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