Advantages: Antiquity, architecture, atmosphere Disadvantages: Cut in two
The Saray Hotel is rather unprepossessing from the outside. Clad in a dingy grey on which its name is emblazoned in orangey-red lettering, it might have looked trendy when it was built around 1960, but not since. Just eight storeys high, it doesn't even seem very tall.
Still, we had been told that it was the place from which to obtain the best view of Nicosia (or Lefkoşa, as the Turks prefer to call it), so we paid our YTL4 (£1.50) each to go up to the rooftop terrace. Since this fee also entitles you to a drink at the bar, it's not bad value. And the view lived up to its billing, which perhaps only emphasises how few tall buildings there are on the northern, Turkish side of the city. On the Greek Cypriot side, quite a few were visible, if mostly located some way out from the centre. The Turks claim that the Greeks ...
torr 16.04.2007 (23.04.2007)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Nicosia (Lefkosia)
Advantages: Interesting green line, healthy nightlife, many good restaurants Disadvantages: Not for beach worshippers, or soldier haters
Last summer I went to Cyprus to visit some family for the first time. I am half Cypriot, but have been brought up by my English mother and English stepfather in a fully English family since the age of 2. I went to Nicosia to more fully explore the capital of the country that my father came from.
There are two sides to Nicosia. The old town is at the centre, and is fully pedestrianised. Here is where the bulk of the night life is to be found. There is a wide selection of pleasant restaurants tucked away in little alleys, in addition to a number of bars and nightclubs.
Further out from the center, the town becomes mouch more modern in style. The "coolest" area is near the Kiss FM radio station, around which a selection of bars and fashionable clothes shops provide the habitat for the young upwardly mobile, fashionable local ...
There is a new Shopping Centre in Nicosia, Cyprus called the Shacolas Emporium Park, which has just recently opened. I visited there in December for Christmas presents.
What Does It Have To Offer?
There are two floors. On the top floor there is a multiplex cinema, which shows the latest films. There is, also, all kinds of eating places, such as, Macdonalds, Chinese, Greek food and a Sandwich area. There are, also, a couple of coffee shops.
There are few shops on the top floor. There is a shop called Public, which is similar to Borders (in the UK). This shop is very big and caters for books, dvds, the latest computer games and music. All books, music and dvd films are catered for in English or the Greek language.
There are other shops on this floor, but mostly accessory and clothes shops.
On the bottom floor there is ...
Product Information for "Wagamama, themistokli dervi and menandrou 11, 1066 nicosia, Nicosia" »
Product details
Long Name
Wagamama
Type
Restaurant
Continent
Europe
Country
Cyprus
City
Nicosia
Address
themistokli dervi and menandrou 11, 1066 nicosia
Manufacturer's product description
Wagamama is the most popular chain of award-winning asian inspired noodle restaurant in the country. At wagamama, we celebrate consistency and quality in everything we do. our ethos, developed since the first wagamama opened in London's bloomsbury in 1992, is `to combine great, fresh and nutritious food in an sleek yet simple setting with helpful, friendly service and value for money'
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