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Live tours in Nicosia

Explore Nicosia, Cyprus, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Venetian Walls of Nicosia, Ledra Street and Famagusta Gate on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

11 live tours From 15,00 €

Explore Nicosia live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Laiki Geitonia is worth asking about: the restored old town core of traditional houses and courtyards.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Venetian Walls of Nicosia Star-shaped fortifications built by Venetian engineers in the sixteenth century, still encircling the old town.
  • Ledra Street The main pedestrian shopping street of the old town, running toward a crossing point in the buffer zone.
  • Famagusta Gate A restored Venetian-era gate, now used as a cultural venue for exhibitions and concerts.
  • Cyprus Museum The island's largest archaeological museum, covering finds from the Neolithic period onward.
  • Laiki Geitonia A restored quarter of traditional houses and courtyards in the old town.
  • Faneromeni Church A nineteenth-century church built on the site of a former convent, a focal point of the old town.
  • Omeriye Mosque An Ottoman-era mosque converted from a Gothic-era church, still active for worship.
  • Hamam Omerye A restored Ottoman-era bathhouse, now used as a cultural space for exhibitions and events.

Neighbourhoods

  • Laiki Geitonia the restored old town core of traditional houses and courtyards
  • Ledra Street area the main shopping street and the busiest part of the old town
  • Faneromeni the quarter around the nineteenth-century church of the same name

Food to know

  • Halloumi
  • Souvla
  • Sheftalia
  • Louvi (black-eyed pea stew)
  • Commandaria (dessert wine)

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Good to know about Nicosia

Do I need to be in Nicosia to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Nicosia, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.5 and 1 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer Greek, English and French; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.