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Cyprus Museum

The Leventis Municipal Museum

Byzantine Museum and Art Galleries

Agios Ioannis Cathedral

Archbishopric (Old and new)

National Struggle Museum

Ethnological Museum

Famagusta Gate

Chrysaliniotissa Church

Omeriye Mosque
Faneromeni Church

State Gallery of Contemporary Art

Cyprus Handicraft Centre

The Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre

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Agioi Apostoloi Church

Tamassos

Agios Irakleidios Convent

Machairas Monastery

Fikardou

art_cyprusmuseum250 Cyprus Museum
 Mouseiou 1.
Fascinating collection of Cypriot antiquities and treasures from the Neolithic Age to the Early Byzantine period.
Mon-Sat: 09:00-17:00; Sun: 10:00-13:00scrollup
 
art_aphroditeinmuseum50 The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia
 Ipprokratous 17, near Laiki Geitonia.
The historical museum of Lefkosia revives life in the capital from ancient times to the present.
Tues-Sun: 10:00-16:30scrollup
 
art_christicon50 Byzantine Museum and Art Galleries
 Archbishop Makarios III Foundation Cultural Centre, Plateia Arch,Kyprianou.
Largest collection of icons on the island, covering the 9th to 18th centuries. The Art Galleries contain oil paintings, maps and lithographs.
Mon-Fri: 09:00-16:30; Sat: 09:00-13:00scrollup
 
Agios Ioannis Cathedral
 Plateia Arch. Kyprianou.
Built by Archbishop Nikiforos in 1662, the 18th-century wall paintings depict scenes from the Bible and the discovery of the tomb of Saint Barnabas.
Mon-Sat: 08:00-12:00; 14:00-16:00 (and during mass)scrollup
 
  Archbishopric (Old and New)
 Plateia Arch. Kyprianou.
Centre of the Cyprus Orthodox Church, the New Archbishopric was built in a neo-Byzantine style in 1960. The Old Archbishopric houses the Folk Art Museum.
Mon-Fri: 09:00-17:00; Sat: 10:00-13:00scrollup
 
  National Struggle Museum
 Behind the Old Archbishopric.
Documents, photographs and other memorabilia of the 1955-1959 National Liberation Struggle.
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  Ethnological Museum—The House of Chatzigeorgakis Kornesios
 Patriarchou Gregoriou 20.
The most important 18th-century building in Lefkosia. It won the 1988 Europa Nostra Award. Once the residence of the Dragoman Chatzigeorgakis Kornesios.
Mon-Fri: 08:00-14:00; Sat: 09:00-13:00scrollup
 
nicosia_famagustagate Famagusta Gate
 Leoforos Athinon.
The Venetian walls which encircle the old city possess eleven heart-shaped bastions. The city has three gates. One of them, the Porta Giuliana called Famagusta Gate, is now the Lefkosia Municipal Cultural Centre. Used for exhibitions, conferences, lectures and various performances.
Mon.-Fri: 10:00-13:00; 16:00-19:00; (17:00-20:00, June- August)scrollup
 
  Chrysaliniotissa Church
 Within walking distance from the Archbishopric.
Considered the oldest Byzantine church in Lefkosia, it is dedicated to ‘Our Lady of the Golden Flax’ and is believed to have been built in 1450 by Queen Helena Palaeologos.scrollup
 
  Omeriye Mosque
 Near the main Municipal Market within the walled city.
Converted into a mosque in 1571 by Mustapha Pasha. Most of the original building was destroyed by Ottoman artillery. The door of the main entrance belongs to the 14th-century Lusignan building.
Mon-Sat: 10:00-12:30; 13:30-15:30scrollup
 
  Faneromeni Church
 Onassagorou within the old city.
Built in 1872. The marble mausoleum to the east of the church contains the relics of the bishops and priests executed by the Turks in 1821.scrollup
 
  State Gallery of Contemporary Art
 Leoforos Stasinou and Kritis.
Representative collection of paintings and sculpture by 20th-century Cypriot artists.
Mon-Fri: 10:00-17:00; Sat: 10:00-13:00scrollup
 
people_lacemakinglefkara Cyprus Handicraft Centre
 Leoforos Athalassas 186.
The centre aims to promote and enrich traditional folk art and craft skills. It has workshops and a showroom/shop on the premises.
Workshops: Mon-Fri: 07:30-14:30; Thurs: 15:00-18:00 (except June-August)
Shop: Mon-Fri: 07:30-14:30; Thurs: 15:00-18:00 (except June-August)
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  The Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre
 Apostolou Varnava 19.
Housed in the old power station, one of the finest examples of industrial architecture in Cyprus. The Centre’s aim is to promote contemporary creativity at its highest level.
Tues-Sat: 10:00-15:00; 17:00-23:00 Sun: 10:00-16:00scrollup
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  Agioi Apostoloi Church, Ancient City-Kingdom of Idalion
 19 km south of Lefkosia.
The church contains some beautiful 12th century frescoes. Outside the nearby village of Dali lies the ancient city-kingdom of Idalion, which is under excavation. According to mythology, Adonis, lover of the goddess Aphrodite, was killed by a wild boar sent by her jealous husband here.scrollup
 
  Tamassos
 Politiko village, 20 km southwest of Lefkosia.
Tamassos was a rich city-kingdom in ancient Cyprus renowned for its copper mines. Excavations have brought to light the relics of Aphrodite-Astarte.
Tues-Fri: 09:00-15:00; Sat-Sun: 10:00-15:00scrollup
 
  Agios Irakleidios Convent
 Politiko village, 0,5 km from the Royal Tombs.
When Saints Paul and Barnabas came to Cyprus, they were guided to Tamassos by Irakleidios. He was martyred and buried in the cave where he had lived and preached. The monastery, founded in 400 AD, was destroyed and rebuilt several times until Archbishop Chrysanthos renovated it in 1773. The relics of the saints are kept in a silver gilt case.scrollup
 
Machairas Monastery
 41 km south of Lefkosia through Deftera and Pera villages.
Founded by two monks in 1148, when an icon of the Virgin Mary was found in a nearby cave, the monastery is set in a picturesque dip in the Machairas Mountains.scrollup
 
  Fikardou
 1.5 km east of Gourri village (Machairas Lefkosia Road via Klirou).
The village has been declared an ancient monument to preserve the remarkable woodwork and folk architecture of the 16th- and 18th-century houses. Some of the houses received the Europa Nostra Award in 1987.
Opening times varyscrollup


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