"Vlad Litvinov's Nicosia page" a Nicosia Travel Page by vladlitvinov

Nikosia has unenviable legacy of being the last divided capital of Europe, and indeed the world, following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the reconciliation of feuding factions in Beirut in the early 1990's. It was about 1,000 years ago that Nicosia became the capital of Cyprus. The city has a population of about 230,000, by far the biggest on the island. Nicosia is a thriving banking and financial centre of the country. A fascinating mixture of old and new, it has a continental feel with its high-rise buildings, popular streets cafes and quality fashion shops in the commercial centre.