Larnaca to Nicosia: things to see on the way
46 km · about 45 min without stops
Best stops
Google Maps will take you through them in order. The other places on the way are below.
- Kamares Aqueduct — An Ottoman-era monument; the exam asked which district it is in. 2.2 km from the start, ~3 min detour
- University of Cyprus (Aglantzia campus) — The state university of Cyprus; the exam asks which university is in which city. 42.6 km from the start, ~7 min detour
- Maronite Cathedral of Our Lady of Graces — The main church of the Maronites, one of the three religious groups of Cyprus. 46 km from the start, ~1 min detour
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All places on the way
Kamares Aqueduct
An Ottoman-era monument; the exam asked which district it is in
2.2 km from the start · ~3 min detour
University of Cyprus (Aglantzia campus)
The state university of Cyprus; the exam asks which university is in which city
42.6 km from the start · ~7 min detour
Central Bank of Cyprus
The country’s main bank; Cyprus has been in the eurozone since 2008
43.8 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Presidential Palace
The president’s residence: Cyprus is a presidential, not a parliamentary, republic
44.9 km from the start · ~4 min detourMakedonitissa Tomb Memorial
A place of remembrance for those killed in the 1974 Turkish invasion
44.9 km from the start · ~11 min detour
Venetian Walls and Eleftheria Square
The heart of the capital; the exam asks about Nicosia, Ledra and Chora
45.6 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Leventis Municipal Museum (Leventio)
A museum of the history of Nicosia, the only divided capital in Europe
45.8 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Cyprus Archaeological Museum
The main collection of Cypriot antiquities, from the Neolithic to Roman times.
45.8 km from the start · ~2 min detourHouse of Representatives
The country’s main lawmaking body and a frequent exam question
45.8 km from the start · ~2 min detour
Maronite Cathedral of Our Lady of Graces
The main church of the Maronites, one of the three religious groups of Cyprus
46 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Ledra Street Crossing
A symbol of divided Nicosia and a crossing point between the communities
46 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Ledra Palace Hotel and Crossing
A symbol of divided Nicosia and of the first crossings opened in 2003
46 km from the start · ~2 min detour
Supreme Court
The top of the judicial branch of the Republic of Cyprus
46 km from the start · ~3 min detour
Imprisoned Graves
A place of remembrance of the 1955–1959 EOKA struggle and the executions of those years
46 km from the start · ~4 min detour
Omeriye Mosque
A working Nicosia mosque in a former fourteenth-century church
46 km from the start · ~1 min detour
House of Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios
An 18th-century dragoman’s mansion, now the Ethnological Museum
46 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Archbishopric and Byzantine Museum
Seat of the head of the Church of Cyprus and the Byzantine Museum with the Kanakaria mosaic
46 km from the start · ~1 min detour
National Struggle Museum
Remembering the 1955–1959 struggle that led to independence
46 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Liberty Monument
A monument to those who fought British rule in 1955–1959
46 km from the start · ~1 min detour
Famagusta Gate in Nicosia
The largest gate of Venetian Nicosia and a common exam trap
46 km from the start · ~1 min detour