Dervis Pasa Museum
In the building which originally belonged to the first newspaper editor in Cyprus – Dervis Pasa – there was organised the Museum of Ethnography with its interesting collections which present the life on the island.
Category: The North Nicosia
Selimiye Camii
The present mosque, used by the Cypriot muslims as a place of worship, was at the beginning a roman-catholic church. The mosque is the oldest gothic monument on the island, it’s construction started at the beginning of the XIIIth century.
Bazaars
Girne Cadessi is one of 26 old bazaars which wre locted in Nicosia. Tourists may find here many interesting things – starting from fabrics and clothes and finishing with domestic appliances.
Inns
Inns called han used to be in every part of Cyprus. These were places where visitors could sleep, eat and rest.
Bath house
Bath houses are facilities typical for Turkey, in which men meet not only to take a bath and celebrate the peace, but also to talk and have a nice time.
Museum of Ethnography
In the immediate vicinity of the walls and Kyrenia Gate there is a Museum of Ethnography organised in the building of the monastery.
The walls
In the past walls surrounded the whole city and protected the people from invsions. The walls were built by the Venetians, in the XVIth century, and today only fragmentary remains left to be admired.
