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The Famagusta Gate

The Famagusta Gate is probably the most majestic of all the gates – this construction, created by Giulio Savorgnano, has also certain cultural function. Long passage contains many rooms used for organising exhibitions and concerts.

Bayraktar Camii

On the Constanza bastion there is the ‘mosque of the one who is holding a standard’ Bayraktar Camii, which stands in the place commemorating the heroic feat of the Turkish man in the XVIth century during the Venetian Walls’ siege.

The Pafos Gate

When you come to Nicosia from the direction of Trodos you come through the Pafos Gate which for many years was closed for the motor traffic.

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.

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.

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.

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