Photos: Brian Harrington Spier from Shanghai, China, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Gab Pavlides, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Yakubu Sabo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Brian Harrington Spier from Shanghai, China, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Gab Pavlides, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Yakubu Sabo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Plan your walk around the walls
Your local guide
Marios Georgiades
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Highlights
- A walls route, planned properly
- Bastions and gates worth stopping at
- A note sent after the call
- An engineer's own careful mapping
- A short, specific fortification plan
About this tour
This short call helps you plan a walk around Nicosia's Venetian walls before you arrive, based on a trained engineer's own study of the fortifications. I mark which bastions and gates are most worth stopping at given your time. You leave with a specific route rather than a general suggestion.
We go through the walls' layout on screen for half an hour, and I send a short route note once we finish talking. Questions are welcome throughout the call.
This suits anyone who wants to plan ahead rather than book a live walk straight away. It works well the evening before your visit.
Included
- A 30-minute call with a local guide
- Honest tips on where to eat, stay and what to skip
- A short follow-up note with every place mentioned
Not included
- Bookings made on your behalf
- Phone or data charges from your provider
Itinerary
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Hello, and what you want to know 5 min
The guide calls you and asks what you are after: planning Nicosia, recommendations, or just questions.
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Mapping a walls route 17 min
I ask how much time you have and mark which bastions and gates are most worth stopping at along the perimeter.
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Your questions 5 min
Ask anything that is still on your mind, there is no fixed script.
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A written note after the call 3 min
You get a short follow-up message with everything mentioned, so you do not have to remember it all.
Good to know
- A stable phone or internet connection, whichever the guide uses to reach you.
- No app to install. You answer when the guide calls, or join a video call if you would rather.
- Times are shown in Nicosia time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The call is not recorded. Keep your own note of anything you want to remember, or wait for the follow-up message.
- Have your questions ready, though there is time to think of more as you go.
Questions about this tour
What will the call cover?
The guide talks you through Nicosia: where to go, what to eat, and answers to whatever you ask.
What happens if the call drops?
The guide will try you again straight away.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- Your guide calls the number you give at booking.
- We meet on Google Meet for a short planning call. I share a map of the walls and mark which bastions are most worth a stop.
Times shown in Nicosia time (EET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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