Nicosia

The capital, inland.

8 places

Nicosia

Nicosia is the part of a Cyprus trip that is not a beach. The old walls still hold the shape of the city. A membership here is for the evening.

Places worth the trip

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Cyprus MuseumNicosia · HistoryCyprus MuseumThe island's oldest and largest archaeological museum, tracing 11,000 years of Cypriot history from Neolithic idols to Roman marble.
Famagusta Gate & Venetian WallsNicosia · HistoryFamagusta Gate & Venetian WallsThe grandest of the three gates in Nicosia's 16th-century Venetian walls, now a cultural centre at the edge of the old town.
Shacolas Tower ObservatoryNicosia · ViewpointShacolas Tower ObservatoryA museum and observation deck high above Ledra Street, with a 360-degree view across the divided capital and the Kyrenia mountains.
Byzantine Museum (Archbishop Makarios III Foundation)Nicosia · HistoryByzantine Museum (Archbishop Makarios III Foundation)One of the finest collections of Byzantine icons in the world, housed beside the Archbishop's Palace in old Nicosia.
Leventis Municipal MuseumNicosia · HistoryLeventis Municipal MuseumNicosia's own history museum, telling the story of the capital from prehistory to today in a beautifully restored old-town mansion. Free entry.
Athalassa National Forest ParkNicosia · NatureAthalassa National Forest ParkNicosia's big green lung, a pine-forested park with a lake, walking and cycling trails and picnic spots on the edge of the city.
Nicosia inside the wallsNicosia · TownNicosia inside the wallsThe capital from the walls. It is a city for walking and for dinner, not for a beach bag.
Büyük HanNicosia · HistoryBüyük HanThe old caravanserai inside the walls: a stone courtyard with shade, coffee, and workshops. Go in the morning, before the groups.

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From the club

Start here before any road trip, and the ruins around the island will make twice as much sense.
LarissaCyprus Museum
The best way to understand a divided city in twenty minutes. Go up before you cross the checkpoint.
LarissaShacolas Tower Observatory

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