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Visitnicbooklet.Pdf Nicosia offers a completely different experience from the popular coastal cities of Cyprus. Centrally located on the island, Nicosia serves as the adminis- trative, political, financial and cultural capital of Cyprus. Nicosia may not have sandy beaches to offer, but its visitors are more than compensated by a wealth of cultural attractions that combine authentic Cypriot culture with modern European amenities. Nicosia is an attractive, enticing city; ideal for expe- riencing what modern Cyprus is all about. There are great restaurants here, from traditional taverns with bouzouki players and generous portions of meze, to Guided Walking Tours pg. 2 ultramodern, fashionable joints, where young Cypriots dance the night away. Attractions and Sightseeing pg. 2 The country’s best museum is here, with its impressive Museums and Galleries in Nicosia pg. 6 archaeological collection. The Old City with its sur- rounding star-shaped fortifications is a labyrinth of Theatres Arts pg.10 & narrow streets, teeming with churches, mosques and beautiful, often dilapidated colonial houses. Modern Architecture pg.10 Gastronomy pg.10 The New City outside the walls is in a constant state of development, with modern buildings and structures Nicosia Regional Atractions pg.12 that add a distinctive European character and cul- ture. The regional countryside of Nicosia is full of di- verse attractions from all periods of Cyprus’ ancient, medieval and recent history. 1 Guided Walking Tours Attractions and Sightseeing The best way to experience all Nicosia’s Whatever part of Nicosia you are staying most important sights and landmarks is by in, there are sure to be plenty of good walking. Nicosia Municipality in collabora- attractions close by. tion with the Cyprus Tourism Organization and the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association An iconic symbol of the city, the Venetian offers guided walking tours of the city. Walls surround the Old City area and create a truly memorable image. The Every Monday Venetian walls are a prime example of 16th Pallouriotissa and Kaimakli: century military architecture and when The Past Restored viewed from high above they seem to be shaped like a star. This renaissance Guided bus and walking tour. fortification complex has a circumference of 3 Starting point: CTO Information Office in miles, and contains eleven heart-shaped Laiki Geitonia bastions named after the eleven families who Time: 10:00 donated funds towards the construction of Free participation the walls and the three gates. Booking in advance is necessary The Famagusta Gate (or Porta Guiliana) Every Thursday stands on the easterly side of the walled Discover the old Nicosia and its walls city and is without question the most Walking tour. striking of the city's old gateway landmarks, Starting point: CTO Information Office in being much photographed and admired by Laiki Geitonia tourists. Today, the Famagusta Gate is Time: 10:00 much more than just a gateway and this Free participation structure functions as a venue for concerts and exhibitions, with a tunnel leading For further information and bookings (for visitors through the ramparts and outside, to Monday tour) please contact the moat which functions as a venue for outdoor concerts, theatre plays and other +357 22 674 264. activities. The city's most westerly gateway, 2 the Pafos Gate was formerly known by the Venetians as the Porta San Domenico and remains one of just three historical Venetian Walls 3 entrances into Old Lefkosia. Historically, the 1426 when the Benedictine Order left the Pafos Gate served as an arsenal island and remained a monastery until the warehouse for Nicosia during the Ottoman 18th century when Archbishop Sylvester period and later as an important converted it into a cathedral, establishing it headquarters for the British Colonial police. as the seat of the Orthodox Archbishopric in Cyprus. It is a small-aisled church with Laiki Geitonia literally translates as 'popular Franco-Byzantine architectural elements. It neighbourhood' and this is exactly what this is the only church in Nicosia in which the attraction is. The Laiki Geitonia is the main whole of the internal wall paintings have tourist area in Nicosia, being located on the survived in their entirety. The four large southerly side of the Old City. Due to its icons on the icon screen were painted by extreme popularity, the Laiki Geitonia is the Cretan master, Ioannis Kornaros, in packed with restaurants, taverns, souvenir 1795 and 1797. Its 18th century wall shops and similar attractions. paintings depict scenes from the Holy Bible and the discovery of the tomb of St Situated on the Plateia (Square) Varnavas at Salamina. Archiepiskopou Kyprianou and Venetian in appearance, the Archbishopric, the seat of Plateia Faneromenis, close to Ledra Street, the Cyprus Orthodox Church was actually is a popular hangout spot in the old city. constructed as recently as the early fifties. Located in the centre of the square and The Archbishop's Palace is a grand building dominating the area is the delightful and although only rarely open to the Faneromeni Church, which stands on the public, is certainly worth a look, particularly site of an old Orthodox nunnery and is to see the bust of Archbishop Kyprianos actually the largest church within the city outside, a religious leader executed by the walls. The Faneromeni Church was com- Turks in 1821 and the statue of Archbishop pleted in 1872 and features an appealing Makarios the first president of the Republic mix of Byzantine, Latin and Neoclassical of Cyprus. architecture. There are a number of Just beside the Archbishop's Palace, Agios religious attractions here such as the large Ioannis (St John) Cathedral was built by silver cross and the icon of Virgin Mary said Archbishop Nikiforos in 1662 on the site of to be miraculous, although the Marble 4 a 14th century Benedictine chapel Mausoleum is a particular highlight. dedicated to St John the Evangelist. It was The most historical Byzantine church in the turned into an Orthodox Monastery in city, the Panagia Chrysaliniotissa was built Archbishop’s Palace almost 600 years ago and is dedicated to known to originate from the 14th century. none other than the Virgin Mary. Famed for However, the church suffered at the hands its valuable religious paintings (icons) and of the marauding Ottomans and was artefacts, the Panagia Chrysaliniotissa is subsequently reconstructed as this very thought to have been commissioned at the charming mosque, since it is believed by request of Queen Helena Paleologos. The many that the Omar, an acclaimed Muslim Panagia Chrysaliniotissa church is believed prophet, was interred here during the 7th to be the oldest Byzantine church in century. The minaret of the Omeriye Nicosia, said to have been built in 1450. It Mosque is especially striking and makes a features some of the oldest and most rare prominent appearance on the skyline. religious icons in Cyprus. The nearby Kykkos Monastery is located many miles Chrysaliniotissa Crafts Centre is a complex outside of Nicosia, however it maintains a of eight workshops situated around a major presence in the city with the sizeable central courtyard in the manner of a grounds it owns in the area of Engomi. traditional inn. Here you can see traditional Gathered over the centuries in the form of handcrafters at work and purchase some donations, the Metochi Kykkou as it is of their exquisite creations. known is today a lovely garden open to the public and host to various events. For 5 The Omeriye Mosque started its life as the many years it was the first site for the Augustinian Church of St. Mary and is Cyprus National Fair. Museums and Galleries in minor art of Cyprus, such as sacred vessels, Nicosia vestments and books, are on display. The As the Cypriot capital, Nicosia is home to core of the collection consists of 48 icons, some of the island's most significant which come from churches all over Cyprus museums. and from the “Synodikon” of the church of Panagia Phaneromeni, which initially was The Cyprus Archaeological Museum is the intended to house the Cyprus Byzantine biggest archaeological museum in the Museum. They are exhibited in three large country. It is home to the richest and largest rooms in the basement of the Centre. collection of Cypriot objects discovered on the island. Amongst the many highlights is a The Art Galleries are divided into four display of ancient terracotta figures distinctive themes: originating from Agia Irini (to the north of a) Paintings with religious and mythological Morfou). In total there are a staggering subjects covering a wide range of 2,000 of these terracotta figures and they European artistic creations from the late are believed to date as far back as the 6th Renaissance to Romanticism. century BC. Also worth keeping an eye out b) 18th and 19th century paintings, for the statue of Aphrodite of Soloi, the engraving and maps, with emphasis on the bronze statue of Emperor Septimus Severus, Greek War of Independence. and exquisite finds from the royal tombs of c) Art works by Greek artists from the 19th Salamis, such as a bed, two thrones and a and 20th century. bronze cauldron. d) Representative works from 20th century Cypriot artists. The Archbishop Makarios III Foundation - Cultural Centre located within the Standing on the Plateia (Square) Archbishopric in the heart of old Nicosia Archiepiskopou Kyprianou and near to the consist of the Byzantine museum and the Archbishop Makarios III Foundation, the Art Galleries. Ethnographic Museum contains the most sizable collection of ethnography and folk Byzantine Museum, contains the richest art in the whole of Cyprus. The building and most representative collection of which served as the Old Archbishopric was 6 Byzantine art of the island. About 230 built in 1730 and was awarded the Europa icons dating from 9th to the 19th century, Nostra prize for its exemplary renovation as well as typical products of the Byzantine work of late Ottoman urban architecture.
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