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Kyrenia Harbour & Castle
Picturesque horseshoe-shaped harbour overlooked by a Byzantine-era castle housing the world's oldest shipwreck.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Nicosia
Nicosia, Cyprus · Europe
About Nicosia
Nicosia is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Aglantziá, 39km from Larnaca Salt Lake.
Nicosia is in Cyprus, with about 200,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Aglantziá, about 4 km away.
Nicosia municipal gardens are the largest municipal gardens located in Nicosia, Cyprus. They are in the centre of the city.
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What is there to see near Nicosia?
Within an hour or so of Nicosia: Kyrenia Harbour & Castle (19 km), Fikardou (29 km), Lefkara (34 km), Larnaca Salt Lake (39 km).
Where is Nicosia?
Nicosia is in Nicosia, Cyprus, about 4 km from Aglantziá.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 200,452
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Cyprus
- Region
- Nicosia
- Timezone
- Asia/Nicosia
- Coordinates
- 35.1728, 33.3540
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Worth the detour from Nicosia
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.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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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.
34 km · about 40 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.
39 km · about 45 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.
42 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Kalopanagiotis
A Marathasa valley village stacked above the Setrachos river, home to the UNESCO-listed Agios Ioannis Lampadistis monastery complex with three churches of frescoes under one huge timber roof, plus sulphur springs and a venetian bridge.
52 km · about 60 min drive
national park
Troodos Mountains
Forested mountain range with nine UNESCO-listed painted Byzantine churches, charming villages, and Mount Olympus.
53 km · about 60 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.
54 km · about 60 min drive
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