Laïki Yitonia, meaning ‘popular neighbourhood’, was restored after it served for many years as an area for painted ladies and dodgy merchants. This tiny southern part of the Old City is Nicosia’s only tourist area. This means it’s full of bad restaurants with tacky water features, where waiters try to lure you in with cheesy greetings and the food is often overpriced. However, it’s still pretty and pleasant enough for a short stroll.
The Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) has an office here, and you can stock up on most maps and other tourist brochures free of charge.
