The town Nicosia is the capital city of Northern Cyprus and known as Lefkosa by local people. Nicosia was founded approximately 2255 years ago.
Nicosia is currently the biggest and most densely populated city in Northern Cyprus. The developing city of Nicosia is the major center for business, diplomacy, culture and arts. Nicosia hotels are available for business stay. Nowadays, Nicosia is became a business and shopping center. Ercan Airport is located in Nicosia. When you are on holiday in Northern Cyprus most of the tour companies offer shopping tours to Nicosia. See map of Nicosia.

Primarily a centre for North Cyprus government, as well as commerce and shopping, Nicosia has very little holiday accommodation (and none that we feel suitable for our clients), but the town is in easy reach of Kyrenia. There is a very wide choice of accommodation in the overall region and Nicosia can also be quite easily reached from Famagusta. During your Northern Cyprus holiday you can rent a car from our site.

Atatürk Square (or Sarayönü) was the political centre of Cyprus for centuries, for the northern face of the square (now filled with ex-colonial police barracks) was once filled by the Saray, the Gothic Palace of the governor throughout the Frankish, Venetian and Ottoman periods.

In 1904 an unimaginative British administration demolished this 700 year-old complex with its fine apartments, arcaded courtyard and throne hall. Only a hexagonal Ottoman fountain survived, to which a British colonial review stand was added in 1920s.