Stróvolos

Worth seeing in and around Stróvolos

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Saint Sophia Cathedral

   Selimiye Mosque, historically known as Cathedral of Saint Sophia or Ayasofya Mosque, is a former Christian cathedral converted into a mosque, in North Nicosia. It has historically been the main mosque on the island of Cyprus.

   4.1 km · Gothic-style mosque in Northern Cyprus · Wikipedia
2. 02
   University of Cyprus

   The University of Cyprus is a public research university established in Cyprus in 1989. It admitted its first students in 1992.

   3.6 km · university in Nicosia, Cyprus · Wikipedia
3. 03
   GSP Stadium

   The GSP Stadium is a football stadium in Strovolos, Nicosia District, Cyprus. Although small by international standards, it is the largest stadium in Cyprus, with a capacity of 22,859 and was opened in 1999.

   3.7 km · stadium in Cyprus · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Cyprus Museum

   The Cyprus Museum, also known as the Cyprus Archaeological Museum, is the oldest and largest archaeological museum in Cyprus, located on Museum Street in central Nicosia. The museum is home to the most extensive collection of Cypriot antiquities in the world, and houses artifacts discovered during numerous excavations on the island.

   3.3 km · Archaeological museum in Cyprus · Wikipedia
5. 05
   University of Nicosia

   The University of Nicosia is a private for-profit university in Nicosia, Cyprus. In September 2007, Intercollege became the University of Nicosia, Cyprus.

   3.6 km · university · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Haydar Pasha Mosque

   Haydar Pasha Mosque, formerly St. Catherine's Church, is a historic mosque in North Nicosia.

   4.3 km · church · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Arabahmet Mosque

   Arab Ahmet Mosque is situated in the western Arab Ahmet Quarter of North Nicosia, Northern Cyprus. It was built in the late 16th century.

   3.9 km · mosque in Northern Cyprus · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Cyprus Library

   The Cyprus Library is the national library of the Republic of Cyprus. Its aim is to secure, process, and make available publications that are produced in Cyprus or have to do with Cyprus.

   3.3 km · national library · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Ledra Street

   Ledra Street is a major shopping thoroughfare in central Nicosia, Cyprus, which links Nicosia with North Nicosia, the part of the city under the control of the de facto Northern Cyprus. It is the site of the former Ledra Street barricade, across the United Nations buffer zone.

   3.8 km · shopping thoroughfare in Nicosia, Cyprus · Wikipedia
10. 10
    St. John Theologian's Cathedral in Nicosia

    The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist is the main church of the Church of Cyprus.

    3.9 km · main church of the Church of Cyprus · Wikipedia

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Getting to Stróvolos

Airports

Ercan (ECN), 15 km · Larnaca (LCA), 39 km · Paphos (PFO), 91 km

• Paphos → Stróvolos

  93 km · quickest by road, 2h 55m · €15–21
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• Beirut → Stróvolos

  243 km · quickest by road, 16h 3m · $65–95
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• Tarsus → Stróvolos

  242 km · quickest by road, 7h 7m · ₺490–660
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