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Ledra Street Border Crossing

Ledra Street, Nicosia, Cyprus
Ranked #6 of 14 attractions in Nicosia
4.0 of 5 stars 61 Reviews
Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest
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Los Angeles, CA
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

I had always heard how hard it was to cross the border from Greek Nicosia into Turkish Nicosia. Things have changed and the border crossing crossing could not have been easier. It is a matter of showing your passport to the Turkish passport control and filling out a very short form with your name, passport number and nationality. They stamp... More

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Lefkada, Greece
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6 reviews 6 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

It is ok! It was a little wird for me that I am greek. As you pass from the one side to the occupied There are posters of complaints as it is the only town still divided in two!!! Check it out!

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Oslo, Norway
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

I don`t really know if I would call this an attraction. For the locals I guess it`s a place of conflict, for the tourists a place of interest. It`s easy enough to cross the border, and it cost no money. Just make sure that your passport is not stamped, but a piece of VISA paper. This will ensure that you... More

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Larnaca, Cyprus
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51 reviews 51 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2012

It is a place of interest for visitors, as its interesting to see the contrast between the free and occupied part. For locals its a disgraceful place, as it still divides the city and the country in two

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Midlands
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18 reviews 18 reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012
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Nicosia is a very strange and different experience to the rest of south Cyprus. It has much more of a middle eastern feel and look, with windy narrow streets where your sense of direction will be tested even with a map in hand. But really that is all part of the charm to get completely lost and have no idea... More

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grimbergen
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18 reviews 18 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2012

very easy just with international passports - no more need for additional papers to fill in - if you want you can cross without control but no guarantee for return ...:-) - first 300 meters very touristic but friendly - a bit further rather poor neighbourhood

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Igualada, Spain
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35 helpful votes 35 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012
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You need to cross this border if you head north (or south). For those of us who didn't visit Berlin or the iron curtain in the Cold War times, it is an opportunity to admire how things were supposed to be. So sad. But the crossing itself is easy, and all the interesting sites in the occupied north are within... More

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Nicosia, Cyprus
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 April 2012

It is a terrible feeling for someone walking in a city and have to show a passport in an ugly container to continue the walking. Especially when you have to show it to the people occupying by force the area

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Europe
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2012

The experience of walking thru the short and narrow buffer zone street is a way to focus your attention on the sad separation of this city...to remember that from 1963 this street has been a guarded crossing, and from 1974 until April 2008, no one crossed this walled street. In the late 1950s revolutionary period, this area was known as... More

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Ipswich
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23 reviews 23 reviews
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15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2012

No problems crossing to South Cyprus. Only problem was that the information centre on the South side of the crossing was absolutely hopeless. They could not direct us to the Archeological museum just outside the Venetian walls. However, the Info. centre at the end of Ledra street was excellent.

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