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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Nicosia

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Nicosia, Cyprus

Updated February 20, 2020

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Fairy Tale Museum.

Nicosia, Cyprus

Fairy Tale Museum

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.
Cyprus Buffer Zone.

Nicosia, Cyprus

Cyprus Buffer Zone

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.
Phaneromenis 70.

Nicosia, Cyprus

Phaneromenis 70

A unique art center and shop just below a United Nations Checkpoint in central Nicosia.
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BĂĽyĂĽk Han

LefkoĹźa, Cyprus

BĂĽyĂĽk Han

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.
1 mile from Nicosia
Permanently Closed
Nicosia International Airport

Egkomi, Cyprus

Nicosia International Airport

This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.
6 miles from Nicosia
Kyrenia Mountains from Prince John tower.

Karaman, Cyprus

Saint Hilarion Castle

The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.
10 miles from Nicosia
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Mitsero, Cyprus

Abandoned Mitsero Mines

Rusted structures stand like ghosts of Cyprus' 6,000-year-old copper industry.
17 miles from Nicosia
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A young woman stands near the barricades of the U.N. buffer zone in the Greek-Cypriot part of Nicosia.

Life Along the Border That Cuts Cyprus in Two

In Nicosia, physical barriers separate the Greek and Turkish communities—but many residents don't seem to mind.
by Rachel Button
February 20, 2020

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