Nicosia and central Cyprus
Here we have gathered material on the capital, museums, city walls, old neighbourhoods and monuments of the central part of the island. The page helps build a route from ancient artefacts to contemporary divided Nicosia.
Regions
All regions
Seven regional guides for planning historical visits across Cyprus.
Limassol and the southern coast
Archaeological cities, sanctuaries, castles, monasteries and wine villages show how the southern coast connected the interior of Cyprus with the Mediterranean.
Paphos and western Cyprus
In the west of the island we can follow a long historical sequence: the Late Bronze Age, Palaepaphos, Roman villas and mosaics, early Christianity and monastic traditions.
Larnaca and the south-eastern coast
Larnaca brings together Bronze Age settlements, Kition, early Christian monuments, Ottoman architecture and the salt lake. It is an ideal region for observing how a port landscape changed over thousands of years.
Troodos and mountain routes
Mountain roads lead to painted churches, monasteries, villages and museums. We treat Troodos as a historical landscape in its own right, where distance from the coast helped preserve art and traditions.
Famagusta and the free south-east
The regional material connects medieval fortifications and cathedrals, twentieth-century villages of memory, museums and viewpoints from which the island’s complex modern history can be seen.
The northern part of the island and Karpas
This selection brings together monuments at Salamis, Famagusta, Kyrenia, Morphou and the Karpas Peninsula. Before travelling, we check crossing requirements, insurance, road conditions and current opening arrangements separately.