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Europe's last divided capital, inside a star of Venetian walls.
5 museumsNicosia mixes Venetian bastions, Ottoman inns and busy cafés – and you can walk across the Green Line in the middle of the old town.
Look inside, then pay your admission straight to the museum.
Closest first, from where you are now. Times are on foot; tap a route for directions.
Walk Ledra Street, the old shopping street, up to the crossing point in the Green Line, the line that has divided the city since 1974. In the old town, the Leventis Municipal Museum tells Nicosia's story, and the Cyprus Museum just outside the walls is the island's greatest collection of antiquities. Visit the Byzantine Museum for icons and the Archbishop's Palace beside it. Have coffee and a sweet in Laiki Geitonia, the restored old quarter, and look for koupepia and halloumi in the municipal market.
The big moments, and where to see them today.
Idols, gold and the 2,000 clay figures of Agia Irini.
Nicosia's history in an old town house.
Icons rescued from churches across the island.
From the airport to the city centre by public transport, then the trains and local lines to the museums.
Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.
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