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Price is AU$14 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • In the last 1,000 years, Nicosia has been conquered by the French, Venetians, Ottomans, and British, leaving the capital of Cyprus still divided to this day. On this self-guided walking tour through the old city, you'll uncover the tell-tale clues of this complex past etched into sites like the Venetian coat of arms on Famagusta Gate. Starting beside the Liberty Monument, you'll follow part of the Venetian Walls before winding through the old city centre, hearing how 300 years of French reign, Venetian ambition, and Ottoman rule each changed the city's fate. Along the way, discover churches with precious icons and frescoes, walk streets where schools and homes stand abandoned near a military zone, and find the dividing line that only one country in the world recognises. The tour ends in front of the Archbishop's Palace.

Activity location

  • 59CC+J4C
    • Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 59CC+J4C
    • Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

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Venetian Walls to Archbishop's Palace: Nicosia Audio Tour in English

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • Opening hours: Mon 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
AU$13.93 x 1 AdultAU$13.93
Total
Price is AU$13.93

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
  • Inclusions
    Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • Inclusions
    Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
  • Inclusions
    App for Android and iOS
  • Inclusions
    Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
  • Exclusions
    Smartphone and headphones
  • Exclusions
    Transport
  • Exclusions
    Food and drink
  • Exclusions
    Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Medieval Venetian Walls (Pass by)

Follow part of the Venetian Walls, contemplating their hasty construction against the Ottoman siege. Take in these imperfect defences, which ultimately enabled the Ottomans to conquer the city.

Famagusta Gate (Pass by)

Catch a glimpse of the Venetian coat of arms on Famagusta Gate. Discover this tell-tale clue of the city's complex past, etched into the stone itself.

Taht-el-Kale (Pass by)

Reach the Taht-el-Kale quarter, whose name means "the lower castle" in Turkish, referring to the lowest part of the fortress near Famagusta Gate. Discover how this neighbourhood became a bustling trade hub, where goods arriving from the Famagusta harbour were first unloaded in the city.

Agios Kassianos (Pass by)

Catch a glimpse of the Church of Agios Kassianos, believed to date back to the 18th century, though possibly built on the site of an earlier Byzantine-era church. Discover this quiet corner of the old city, home to one of Nicosia's many neighbourhood churches.

Archbishop's Palace (Pass by)

End your tour in front of the Archbishop's Palace. Take in this fitting conclusion to a journey through Nicosia's 1,000-year history of conquest and resistance.

Liberty Monument (Pass by)

Begin your tour next to the Liberty Monument. Discover the four-year struggle for independence that this landmark commemorates, along with a few other titbits related to the city's British occupation.

Holy Church of Panagia Chrysaliniotissa (Pass by)

Catch a glimpse of the Holy Church of Panagia Chrysaliniotissa, considered the oldest Byzantine church in Nicosia and sometimes dated to the 5th century. Discover its rich collection of old and rare icons, a legacy rebuilt around 1450 by Queen Helena Palaeologina.

Archbishop Kyprianos Monument (Pass by)

Pass by the monument to Archbishop Kyprianos, publicly hanged here on July 9, 1821, along with hundreds of other prominent Cypriots. Discover how this event marked a turning point in relations between the island's communities.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    59CC+J4C
    • Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    59CC+J4C
    • Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

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