Cyprus 6 - North Nicosia
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Cyprus 6 - North Nicosia
©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd North Nicosia (Lefkoşa) Includes History. . . . . . . . . . . . . Sights & Activities . . . Eating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drinking & Nightlife. . Shopping. . . . . . . . . . . 150 150 155 157 157 Best Places to Eat ¨¨Sabor (p156) ¨¨Boghjalian (p156) ¨¨Passport Cadde (p156) ¨¨Old Mosaic (p155) Best Cultural Sights Why Go? Home to roughly a third of the population of North Cyprus, the northern half of Nicosia is another world. Approached from the smart boutiques in Ledra St, North Nicosia (Lefkoşa) sees the avenue fracture into a medina-style market of stalls and kebab houses. Thanks to the Nicosia Master Plan, however, many of the historic buildings are being restored and the area around the Selimiye Mosque, in particular, has a real sense of heritage. This is essentially a daytime city where the appeal lies in observing daily life and exploring the dusty historic streets lined with ancient mosques and Frankish ruins. Many visitors take a day trip via the Ledra Palace or Ledra St checkpoints. Consider staying until dusk, when the minarets light up and release their evening call to prayer and the air is scented with an intoxicating combination of wild jasmine and freshly grilled kebabs. When to Go ¨¨North Nicosia can be an uncomfortably hot and dusty city ¨¨Büyük Han (p150) in July and August, which is also when many inhabitants leave for cooler coastal climes. ¨¨Bedesten (p151) ¨¨Take note of when Ramadan falls, although it’s not as ¨¨Selimiye Mosque (p150) ¨¨Mevlevi Shrine Museum (p153) strictly observed here as on the Turkish mainland. ¨¨In September the temperature cools but the action heats up, with the town taking centre stage for the International Cyprus Theatre Festival. ¨¨The spring and autumn months are pleasantly warm, while December and January see the most rainfall and the temperature is at its coolest, hovering around 15°C. 0 e #0 d Ca şik K em Sk etec i Gaz Yilm az Y o am hr Ka Bedrettin Demirel Cad A bdi İ p ekçi Cad m rre Hü lcu S k aS Ağ k di Be y Sk k Arif Salin Sk Ibra him Ram a da n MV Sk ura l Ah me t Sk Ihsan G üven ad Tuna Sk Mehmet H ünir Mu stafa S N o rth Ni c osia (Le fkoşa) N i c o s i a ( L e f k o ş a) H i g hl i g h t s C yusuf Sk Mustafa Orhan 400 m 0.2 miles al A Mehmet M On gu nM t Ecve Hu lu si Sk Atatürk Cad Ha m Mu 6 st Kemal Ali Ömer Sk afa Sa lih Sk 1 49 d Ca lar an Ca d 66 66 6666 6 66 6 66 66 6 66 66 66 6 66 Gü rse l (MUSALLA) k KORHUT EFENDI iz SELIMYE Idadi Sk 3 # Haydarpaşa Selimiye 4 # Mosque Sk Ba fC a LAIKI YITONIA Liperti Erm ou da d ak tylou 1 şa S k Büyük Han # k 2 Old City # ta S Ar aş 5 Belediye # Ledra Street Pazarı Crossing Ca d d ‚ H in ey üs so Ru LEFKOSIA Apostol ou Var nava G iou Ag Mi no eo FLATRO (SIBELI) BASTION u rgio Patrokl o u D imonaktos Th is eo s Othello u Bereket a d eS ad 1 1 P en ROCCAS (KAYTAZAĞA) BASTION Yiğitler Park Museum 1 1 Mecidi y e Sk Asm aa lt i Sk Ledra St Şevke t Sk Salah i Beliğ Pa Girne C Mah m ut P aşa Sk 7 Mevlevi Shrine # Kirl Ca d im İk in ci D at Sk Arabahmet ß Mosque # LOREDANO (CEVIZLI) Kyrenia (Girne) Gate ös Tanzim ARABAHMET ran Sk Necmi Ayki r a oğlan Cad Sk S y ön ü Sk Ka ul Cad nb ye di şa ara ba y k olu S Re Ledra Palace Hotel Crossing ‚ ‚ İ st a QUIRINI (CEPHANE) l Se MULA (ZAHRA) BASTION Al klı Y Sk al em CBARBARO Osman Paşa C ad 6 Mehmet Akif # Caddesi (400m) ma Kay CARAFFA BASTION North Nicosia (Lefkoşa) Highlights 1 Visiting Büyük Han (p150), a grand Ottoman structure full of intriguing craft shops. 2 Strolling through the streets of the Old City (p150), an ancient and colourful maze. 3 Tasting a fantastic kebab, pide or lahmacun (Turkish pizza) at Bereket (p155), a traditional kiosk in North Nicosia. 4 Entering the sparseness and silence of the magnificent Selimiye Mosque (p150). 5 Walking between watermelon mountains at the Belediye Pazarı (p151). 6 Checking out the fashionable new restaurants and bars on cosmopolitan Mehmet Akif Caddesi (p157)in the New City. 7 Taking a twirl at the Mevlevi Shrine Museum (p153), a former shrine of the fascinating and mystic whirling dervishes.