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Kyrenia Harbour & Castle
Picturesque horseshoe-shaped harbour overlooked by a Byzantine-era castle housing the world's oldest shipwreck.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Géri
Nicosia, Cyprus · Europe
About Géri
Géri works well as a base: 10 minutes from Aglantziá, 30km from Larnaca Salt Lake.
Géri is in Nicosia, Cyprus, with about 9,700 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Aglantziá, about 6 km away.
Geri, sometimes also transliterated as Yeri, (Greek: Γέρι; Turkish: Geri) is a settlement in Cyprus, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-east of the capital Nicosia. In 2001, it had a population of 6,643. As of 2011, its population was 8,235. Following a referendum in 2011, Geri became a municipality. Since 2024, afterRead more
local government reforms, Geri has been included in the newly created Latsia-Geri Municipality.
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What is there to see near Géri?
Within an hour or so of Géri: Kyrenia Harbour & Castle (28 km), Fikardou (28 km), Lefkara (28 km), Larnaca Salt Lake (30 km).
Where is Géri?
Géri is in Nicosia, Cyprus, about 6 km from Aglantziá.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,651
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Cyprus
- Region
- Nicosia
- Timezone
- Asia/Nicosia
- Coordinates
- 35.1056, 33.4198
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Worth the detour from Géri
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Fikardou
A protected medieval village in the Troodos foothills, its 18th-century timber-and-mudbrick houses preserved intact after near-total abandonment: a handful of residents, a rural-life museum and a taverna remain.
28 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Lefkara
A stone village on Troodos's southern slopes famed for lefkaritika lace: embroidery Leonardo da Vinci reputedly bought for Milan Cathedral in 1481, and filigree silverwork, still made in doorway workshops along its cobbled lanes.
28 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Larnaca Salt Lake
Seasonal salt lake beside Larnaca airport that hosts flamingos in winter, ringed by a road and the Hala Sultan Tekke mosque.
30 km · about 35 min drive
ancient ruins
Choirokoitia
UNESCO-listed Neolithic settlement of circular stone dwellings on a hillside beside the A1 motorway, with reconstructed houses and parking.
35 km · about 40 min drive
beach
Nissi Beach
Sandy bay with a shallow sandbar to a small islet at Ayia Napa, one of Cyprus's most visited beaches, with paid parking.
51 km · about 60 min drive
national park
Troodos Mountains
Forested mountain range with nine UNESCO-listed painted Byzantine churches, charming villages, and Mount Olympus.
55 km · about 65 min drive
waterfall
Caledonia Falls
Twelve-metre waterfall on the Kryos river near Platres in the Troodos mountains, reached by a marked trail from a roadside car park.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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