Cinema
K. Cineplex
115 makedonitissis, strovolos 2057 +357-22355824. modern multiscreen theatre, not much different to what one would find anywhare else in the world.
Zena Palace Cinema
18 theofanous theodotou, nicosia 1065 +357-22674128. one of the oldest venues, has escaped the bulldozer by a thin film.
Ifantourgio
67-71 lefkonos str., phaneromeni, 1011 old nicosia tel: +357-22762275 fax: +357-22377519 [email protected] (http://www.ifantourgio.org.cy/). the name of this place translates as the weaving mill and is infact a converted old factory. very arty, no blockbusters here. you can sip your wine as you watch an alternative movie.
In bygone times Nicosia was dotted with dozens of open air and closed cinemas offering films from local, Greek, Turkish and Hollywood producers. The advent of the video player and other home entertainment systems has strangled this industry and now only a handful of cinemas remain, none of which are open air. These offer the latest blockbuster movies from hollywood and occasionally the odd arthouse European film. Most will be screened in their original language with Greek subtitles. The annual Cyprus International Film Festival (http://www.cyiff.org) is the local Cannes equivalent. Expect to see great movies, but not the same calibre of stars.
Friends of Cinema Society
P.o. box 16233, nicosia 2087, cyprus telephone: 96420491 e-mail website.
The Friends of Cinema Society was the first to bring forward to the Cypriot viewer, films from countries as diverse and distant as China, Iran, and Japan. With the popularity and recognition of Greek cinema, the Cypriot viewer was able to finally view modern, Greek productions by distinguished artists. Through various festivals European, French, Spanish, German, Cyprus is able to admire films which are awarded important prizes by international critics, thus bringing state-of-the-art trends of world cinema to Cyprus.
Explore the smaller City Streets, small enough to easily do this on foot.Visit a traditional Cypriot Cafe, and sample a Cypriot Coffee.Greet the locals. Make sure you visit the green Line and view all of the City from the Watch tower, into both North and South Nicosia.
Hamam Omerye
(http://www.hamambaths.com) located in the heart of the old town at: 8 tyllirias square, 1016 lefkosia - within the ancient venetian walls. find your way to the 'ohi' round about, then head straight all the way until you find the omeriye mosque on your right - you can't miss it. turn right here and the hamam baths are on your left. 14th century building restored to operate once again as a turkish bath. the site's history dates back to the 14th century, when it stood as an augustinian church of st. mary, built by the lusignan french and later maintained by the venetians. in 1571, mustapha pasha converted the church into a mosque, believing that this particular spot is where the prophet omer rested during his visit to lefkosia. most of the original building was destroyed by ottoman artillery, although the door of the main entrance still belongs to the 14th century lusignan building, whilst remains of a later renaissance phase can be seen at the north-eastern side of the monument. couples on mondays, men only tue/thu/sat, women only wed/fri/sun. €20/two hours, incl. towels, disposable underwear, tea, sponge etc.