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Free City Tours

Nicosia, South Cyprus

The TIC, Start Point for the Tours

Since 1987, Nicosia municipality has been organising free conducted walks within the old city and the area immediately outside the walls. Walks begin and end at the TIC in the Laiki Geitonia area. There are tours on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and each one is different. They last for around 2 hours 45minutes, and usually include a stop for refreshments.

Chrysaliniotissa - Kaimakli City Route

Organized every Monday at 10:00 , this tour is conducted on an old wooden bus and takes visitors to two of the most peaceful areas in Lefkosia; the historic neighbourhood of Chrysaliniotissa within the old city walls and Kaimakli area within the Municipality of Lefkosia.

The Bedford Bus Used for the City Tours

Visitors can see old buildings that have been renovated and new ones constructed, attracting young families who have breathed new life into an area that had been left derelict after the Turkish intervension of 1974. The old nucleus of Kaimakli still boasts some of the most distinctive examples of late 19th century houses, built by the renowned master craftsmen of the area.

Walking Tour within the Walled City Route

Organised every Thursday at 10:00, the walking tour aims to give an overall picture of the city within the walls and how it has evolved through the centuries. Special emphasis is paid to the town's architecture from the medieval years to the present and to some of its churches. Visitors also have the chance to visit workshops and shops where craftsmen such as candle makers, blacksmiths, chair-makers, cobblers, coppersmiths and tailors remain true to their traditional crafts

Tour Outside the Lefkosia Walled City Route

The Dried up Pedieos River

Organized every Friday at 10:00 hrs, this tour aims to show the growth of the city outside the walls from the 19th century to the present. Yet it also encompasses the prehistoric past of the city that developed along the Pedieos River and the excavations testifying to Lefkosia's uninterrupted cultural continuity.

The bus drives through the western gate of the walls (Paphos Gate). Participants then walk along the Pedieos River to the governmental offices and the archaeological excavation at Agios Georgios Hill and are then driven to the Presidential Palace and the English School. After a short walk in the neighborhood Agioi Omologites, the bus returns to the old city.

If you are unable to visit Nicosia on those days, just follow the metal plates on the pavement. This  trail will take you past most places of interest, and at the Lokmaci crossing point, joins a similar trail of north Nicosia.

 

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