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Welcome to Cyprus Nicosia Website

Currency:
The currency of the Republic is the Cyprus pound - C£, which is divided into 100 cents.
Notes and coins currently in circulation are as follows:
- Bank Notes: C£20, C£10. C£5, C£1.
- Coins: 1 cent, 2 cents, 5 cents, 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents.

Import of bank notes:
Visitors may import any amount of Cypriot or foreign bank notes. They should declare to customs, on form D. (N.R.), their Cypriot and foreign bank notes for purposes of: deposit with banks in Cyprus, purchase of goods or immovable property, or re-export.

Export of Bank notes
Visitors may export any amount of Cypriot or foreign bank notes they decalred on arrival, on form D. (N.R.). They may also export up to equivalent of USD1.000 in Cypriot or foreign bank notes which they imported, even if they did not declare them on arrival. In addition, visitors may take out with them up to C£100 in Cypriot bank notes.

Banks:
- The Central Bank of Cyprus
Website: http://www.centralbank.gov.cy

- The Bank of Cyprus
Website: http://www.bankofcyprus.com

- Hellenic Bank
Website: http://www.hellenicbank.com

- Cyrpus Popular Bank
Website: http://www.cypruspopularbank.com

- Alpha Bank
Website: http://www.alphabank.com.cy

- Universal Bank
Website: http://www.usb.com.cy/

- Arab Bank
Website: http://www.arabbank.com.cy

- Societe Generale
Website: http://www.societegenerale.fr/

Flights
Flight Duration from Cyprus to:
London: 4 hours and 30 min.
Paris: 3 hours and 30 min.
Vienna: 3 hours
Zurich: 3 hours
Frankfurt: 3 hours 30 min.
Athens: 1 hour 40 min.
Amsterdam: 3 hours 30 min
Stockholm: 5 hours
Bahrain: 3 hours
Moscow: 2 hours 55 min.
Cairo: 1 hour and 15 min.
Tel Aviv: 40 min.
Malta: 2 hours

Airlines
More than 30 Airlines operate schedule flights from and to Larnaca Airport(5Km from Larnaca town and 50Km from Nicosia town) and Pafos Airport(15Km east from Pafor town and 142Km from Nicosia town).

Airlines having Schedule Flights To Cyprus
-Cyprus Airways Ltd (CYP)
Head Offices: Alkaiou 21, P.O.Box 21903, 1514 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 66 30 54
Fax: 357 22 66 31 67
email: marketing@cyprusair.com.cy
website:www.cyprusairways.com.cy
Ticketing Office: Leoforos Archiepiskopou Makariou III, 50, Lefkosia,
Tel: 357 22 75 19 96
Fax: 357 22 75 52 71
FROM AND TO: Amman, Amsterdam, Athens, Bahrain, Beirut, Berlin, Birmingham, Brussels, Cairo, Damascus, Dresden, Dubai, Dusseldorf, Flumincino, Frankfurt, Gatwick, Geneva, Haifa, Hamburg, Heraklion, Jeddah, Kerkira, Kuwait, London, Manchester, Milano, Mitiline, Moscow, Paris, Rodos, Riyadh, Rome, Salzburg, Stansted, Tel-Aviv, Thessaloniki, Vienna, Warsaw, Zurich.

-Aeroflot-Soviet Airlines (AFL)
Leoforos Omirou 32B, P.O.Box 22039, 1516 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 66 90 71
Fax: 357 22 67 84 84
FROM AND TO: Moscow.

-Aerosweet (AEW) (Ukranian Airlines)
General Sales Agents for Cyprus:
Aeolos Cyprus Travel Bureau
Zinas Kanther 6, 1065 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 88 12 22
Fax: 357 22 67 62 22
FROM AND TO: Kiev.

- Alitalia (AZA)
General Sales Agents for Cyprus: Louis Aviation Ltd.
Leoforos Evagorou 52, P.O.Box 21301, 1506 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 67 80 00
Fax: 357 22 67 18 94
Website: http://www.alitalia.com/
FROM AND TO: Rome

-Austrian Airlines (AUA)
General Sales Agents for Cyprus:
Aeolos Cyprus Travel Bureau
Zinas Kanther 6, 1065 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 88 12 22
Fax: 357 22 67 92 95
FROM AND TO: Vienna.

-Armenian Airlines (RME)
General Sales Agents for Cyprus:
Aerotrans Aviation & Tours
Elias Venezis 8, P.O.Box 27410, 1645 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 31 18 20
Fax: 357 22 49 35 24
FROM AND TO: Yerevan.

- Balkan - Bulgarian Airlines (LAZ)
General Sales Agents for Cyprus: Alasia Cyprus Cruises Ltd.,
Leoforos G. Griva Digeni, 40, P.O.Box 21249, 1504 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 66 20 82
Fax: 357 22 66 50 90
email: alasia@cytanet.com.cy
FROM AND TO: Sofia.

-British Airways (BAW)
Leoforos Archiepiskopou Makariou III, 52A
P.O.Box 22359, 1520 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 76 11 66
Fax: 357 22 76 60 17
Website: http://www.britishairways.com
FROM AND TO: London

- Egypt Air (MSR)
General Agents for Cyprus: Mantovani Travel Services Ltd.,
Agapinoros, 2E, P.O.Box 21127, 1502 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 76 37 77
Fax: 357 22 76 16 06
FROM AND TO: Cairo

- EL-AL Israel Airlines (ELY)
General Sales Agents for Cyprus: Kypro Tours Ltd.,
P.O.Box 53321, 3302 Lemesos
Tel: 357 25 57 41 80
Fax: 357 25 56 09 48
FROM AND TO: Tel-Aviv

- Emirates (UAE)
General Sales Agents for Cyprus: Amathus Navigation Co. Ltd
Arch. Makariou III Ave., 66E, P.O.Box 21601, 1511 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 37 40 10
Fax: 357 22 35 56 40
FROM AND TO: Dubai

- Finnair (FIN)
General Sales Agents for Cyprus:
Louis Aviation Ltd.,
Leoforos Evagorou, 54-58, P.O.Box 21301, 1506 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 67 80 00
Fax: 357 22 67 18 94
FROM AND TO: Helsinki

- Gulf Air (GFA)
General Sales Agents for Cyprus:
Leoforos Archiepiskopou Makariou III, 82A, 1st floor, Office 102
P.O.Box 25338, 1308 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 37 40 64
Fax: 357 22 37 41 71
FROM AND TO: Bahrain, Abu-Dhabi

- Helios Airways
General Sales Agents for Cyprus
Ria Court 9, 1st Floor
Nietzsche str. 22, Larnaka
P.O Box 43028
Tel: 24 81 57 00
Fax: 24 81 57 01
FROM AND TO: Sofia and Dublin

- Iran Air - The Airline of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Ira)
General Sales Agents for Cyprus:
Aeolos Cyprus Travel Bureau
Zinas Kanther 6, 1065 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 88 12 22
Fax: 357 22 67 62 22
FROM AND TO: Olso, Tehran

-KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM )
Zinas Kanther 12, 3rd floor, P.O.Box 24666, 1302 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 67 16 16
Fax: 357 22 67 94 97
Website: http://www.nwa.com/
FROM AND TO: Amsterdam

-Kuwait Airways (KAC)
Santaroza 13, P.O.Box 21028, 1500 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 76 09 21
Fax: 357 22 76 96 29
FROM AND TO: Kuwait

- Libyan Arab Airlines (LAA)
General Sales Agents for Cyprus: CTT Aviation Ltd
Diagoras Bldg., Diagorou & P. Katelari Str.
P.O.Box 21386, 1507 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 87 00 08
Fax: 357 22 67 39 24
FROM AND TO: Benghazi, Tripoli

- Luftransport (LTU)
General Sales Agents for Cyprus: Amathus Navigation Co. Ltd,
Leoforos Omirou 17, P.O.Box 21601, 1511 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 71 65 00
Fax: 357 22 66 13 29
FROM AND TO: Dusseldorf, Munich

-Lufthansa - German Airlines (DLH)
Gonia Leoforou Arch. Makariou & Evagorou
Capital Centre, 6th floor, P.O.Box 25230, 1307 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 87 33 30
Fax: 357 22 67 66 54
Website: http://www.lufthansa.com.cy
FROM AND TO: Frankfurt

-Middle East Airlines (Air Liban) (MEA)
General Sales Agents for Cyprus: Hull Blyth Araouzos
Leoforos Evagorou, 17A, P.O.Box 21244, 1504 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 67 04 44
Fax: 357 22 67 71 46
FROM AND TO: Beirut

- Olympic Airways (OAL)
General Sales Agents for Cyprus: Amathus Navigation Co. Ltd.,
Leoforos Omirou 17, P.O.Box 21601, 1511 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 71 65 00
Fax: 357 22 66 13 29
Website: http://www.olympicairlines.com/
FROM AND TO: Athens, Thessaloniki

-Syrian Arab Airlines (SYR)
General Sales Agents for Cyprus: Key Travel Service Ltd.,
Leof. Arch. Makariou III 75D, P.O.Box 26062, 1666 Lefkosia
Tel: 357 22 37 65 52
Fax: 357 22 37 40 13
FROM AND TO: Damascus

- Transaero Airlines (TSO)
General Sales Agents for Cyprus:
a. Olvia Air Services Ltd
Tel: 22 76 54 46, Fax: 22 76 76 70
b. Chrysiana Travel
Tel: 25 32 89 54,
Fax: 22 32 89 56
c. Titan Tours
Tel: 26 95 17 56,
Fax: 26 95 17 58
FROM AND TO: Moscow

Holidays
Public holidays
- January 1: New Year's Day
- January 6: Epiphany Day
- Variable: Green Monday (50 days before Greek Orthodox Easter)
- March 25: Greek National Day
- April 1: Greek Cypriot National Day
- Variable: Good Friday (Greek - Orthodox Church)
- Variable: Easter Monday (Greek - Orthodox Church)
- May 1: Labour Day
- October 1: Cyprus Independence Day
- October 28:Greek National Day (Ochi Day)
- December 24: Christmas Eve
- December 25: Christmas Day
- December 26: Boxing Day

Notes:
- All Public Services, private enterprises banks and Shops are closed on Public Holidays. In resort and coastal areas however shops and certain services remain open.
-Banks are closed on Easter Tuesday but not on Dec. 24.

Distances between Nicosia and other tourist areas
Distances from Nicosia in km and miles:
- Lemesos - 83 km (52 miles)
- Pafos - 146 km (91 miles)
- Larnaka - 45 km (28 miles)
- Troodos - 71 km (44 miles)
- Agia Napa - 80 km (50 miles)
- Paralimini - 84 km (53 miles)
- Polis - 176 km (109 miles)
- Larnaka Airport - 50 km (31 miles)
- Pafos Airport - 142 km (88 miles)

Embassies / High Commissions of other countries in Cyprus
-High Commission of Australia
Gonia Leoforou Stasinou & Annis Komninis 4, 2nd Floor, 1060 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 473001 Telefax: (02) 366486
Office hours: Monday - Friday: 07:30-15:30

-Embassy of the Republic of Cuba
Giannaki Talioti 7, 2014 Strovolos, Nicosia
Tel: (02) 512332, Telefax: (02) 512331,
Telex: 2306 EMBACUBA CY.
Office hours: Monday - Friday: 08:30-13:30

- Embassy of France
Ploutarchou 6, 2406 Egkomi, P.O.Box 21671, 1512 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 779910, Telefax: 771052
Office hours: Monday - Friday: 08:00-13:30, 15:30-18:30

- Embassy of the Republic of Hungary
COMMERCIAL AND CONSULAR SECTION:
Prigkipissis Annis 13A, Agios Dometios
P.O.Box 24067, 1700 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 369074,
Telefax: (02) 369243, Telex: 6129 HUNGEX CY
Office hours: Monday - Friday: 08:30-14:30

- Embassy of Israel
I. Grypari 4, P.O.Box 21049,1500 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 445195/6, Telefax: (02) 453486
Office hours: Monday - Friday: 08:00-16:00

- Embassy of the Russian Federation
Gonia Agiou Prokopiou & Arch. Makariou III, Egkomi,
P.O.Box 21845, 1514 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 774622, Telefax: (02) 774854
Office hours: Monday - Friday: 08:00-14:00
Consular Section: Tel: 02-776832
Office Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri., 10:00-13:00

- Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic
Gonia Androkleous & Thoukydidou,
P.O.Box 21819, 1513 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 474481/2
Telex: 2030 SYREMB CY, Telefax: (02) 446963
Office hours: Monday - Friday: 08:30-14:30

- Embassy of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Vasilissis Olgas 2, 1101 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 777511, Telefax: (02) 775910
Office hours: Monday - Friday: 09:00-12:00

- Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria
Konstantinou Palaiologou 13, 2406 Egkomi, Nicosia
Tel: (02) 672486/7, Telefax: (02) 676598
Office hours: Monday - Friday: 08:00-13:30

- Embassy of the Czech Republic
Arsinois 48, Akropolis, P.O.Box 25202, 1307 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 421118, (09) 631505, Telefax: (02) 421059
Office hours: Monday - Friday: 10:00-12:00

- Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Nikitara 10, 1080 Nicosia, P.O.Box 21795, 1513 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 664362, Telefax: (02) 665694
Office hours:
1 October - 30 April: 07:30-16:00 (Mon., Thu.)
07:30-14:00 (Fri.)
1 May - 30 September: 07:30-14:00 (Mon., Tue., Fri.)
07:30-16:00 (Wed.)
07:30-16:30 (Thu.)

- High Commission of India
Indira Gkandi 3, Montparnasse Hill, Egkomi
P.O.Box 25544, 1310 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 351741, 351170, Telefax: (02) 350402
Office hours: Monday - Thursday: 08:00-17:00
Friday: 08:00-14:00

- The Italian Embassy
25 Martiou 11, 2408 Egkomi, Nicosia
Tel: (02) 357635/6, 358112, 358258, Telefax: (02) 357616
Office hours: Monday - Friday: 07:45-14:30
Wed: 07:45-14:15, 15:00-17:30

- Embassy of the Republic of Poland
COMMERCIAL OFFICE:
Acharnon 11, 2027 Strovolos, Nicosia
Tel: (02) 427077, Telefax: (02) 510611
Office hours: Monday - Friday: 08:00-14:00

- Embassy of the Slovak Republic
Kalamatas 4, Akropolis, P.O.Box 21165, 1503 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 311683
Telex: 2490 ZAMINI CY, Telefax: (02) 311715
Office hours: Monday - Friday: 10:00-12:00

- U.K. British High Commission
Alexandrou Palli, P.O.Box 21978, 1587 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 771131, 861100, Telefax: (02) 777198, 861125
Office hours: Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri.: 08:00-14:00
Tuesday: 08.00-13.00 & 14:00-17:30
(visiting hours: Mon-Friday: 08:00-12:00)

- Delegation of the European Commission in Cyprus
Leoforos Archiepiskopou Makariou III & Agapinoros 2,
Iris Tower, 1076 Nicosia, P.O.Box 23480, 1683 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 769202, Telefax: (02) 768926
Office hours: Mon., Tues., Fri., : 07:45-13:45
Wed., Thu. : 07:45-13:45, 15:30-18:30

- Embassy of the People's Republic of China
Archimidous 28, Egkomi, P.O.Box 24531,1300 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 352182, 3, Telefax: (02) 353530,
Office hours: Monday-Friday: 08:30-12:30

- Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Leoforos Aigyptou 3, P.O.Box 21752, 1097 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 472626
Telex: 2101 EGYPTEMB CY, Telefax: (02) 474265
Office hours: Monday- Friday: 08:30-14:30

- Embassy of Greece
Leoforos Vyronos 8-10, P.O.Box 21799, 1513 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 441880/2, 511273,
Telex: 2397 GREMB CY, Telefax: (02) 511290
Office hours: Monday - Friday: 09:00-12:00
Holy See - Apostolic Nunciature
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Pyli Pafou, P.O.Box 21964, 1515, Nicosia
Tel: (02) 462132, Telefax: (02) 466767
Office hours: Monday - Saturday: 10:00-12:00

- Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Armenias 42, Akropolis, P.O.Box 28145, 2090 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 314459, 315896, Telefax: (02) 315446
Office hours: Monday - Friday: 08:00-15:30

- Embassy of Lebanon
Vasilissis Olgas 1, 1101, Nicosia, P.O.Box 21924,
1515 Lefkosia
Tel: (02) 774216, Telefax: (02) 776662
Office hours: Monday - Saturday: 08:30-13:30

- Embassy of Romania
Leoforos Tzon Kennedy 83, P.O.Box 22210, 1518 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 379303
Telex: 2431 ROMCOM CY, Telefax: (02) 379121
Office hours: Monday - Friday: 08:00-14:00
Consular Section: Mon, Wed.: 17:00-19:00
Thurs: 10:00-12:00

- Embassy of Switzerland
Themistokli Dervi 46,
MEDCON Bldg., 6th floor, P.O.Box 20729, 1663 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 766261, Telefax: (02) 766008
Office hours: Monday - Friday: 09:00-12:00

- Embassy of the United States of America
Gonia Metochiou & Ploutarchou, Egkomi, 2406 Nicosia
Tel: (02) 776400, 776100, Telefax: (02) 780944,776841
Office hours: Monday - Friday: 08:00-17:00

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