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4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Nicosia, Cyprus

Updated December 17, 2025
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Fairy Tale Museum.

Nicosia, Cyprus

Fairy Tale Museum

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.
Cyprus Buffer Zone.

Nicosia, Cyprus

Cyprus Buffer Zone

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.
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Nicosia, Cyprus

Phaneromenis 70

A unique art center and shop just below a United Nations Checkpoint in central Nicosia.
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Gnomes Hill

In a corner of the Troodos forest, tiny handmade houses make you feel like you’ve stepped into a real fairy tale.
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Büyük Han

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.
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Kyrenia Mountains from Prince John tower.

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Saint Hilarion Castle

The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.
10 miles from Nicosia
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Mavi Köşk (The Blue House)

The eccentric midcentury home of a suspected mafia gun-runner.
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In Nicosia, physical barriers separate the Greek and Turkish communities—but many residents don't seem to mind.
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