Nicosia - both Greek & Turkish parts

Kido250

I'm going to Cyprus in a couple of weeks and I'm doing a day trip to Nicosia and plan on crossing the border into the Turkish part. I know they use different currencies, but does anyone know if I'm better ordering my Turkish Lira before I go or just changing some Euros when I'm there. Obviously as I'm only there for a day I won't need a huge amount.

Thanks for any advice.

J_B

I *think* that if you are only strolling round the city and doing tourist stuff, you should be OK with €uros and or Sterling, but there are bound to be exchange shops around the border.

You may get a more definitive answer in the forums here
http://www.easterncyprus.com/

Have fun

Mands

Kido250 wrote: »

I'm going to Cyprus in a couple of weeks and I'm doing a day trip to Nicosia and plan on crossing the border into the Turkish part. I know they use different currencies, but does anyone know if I'm better ordering my Turkish Lira before I go or just changing some Euros when I'm there. Obviously as I'm only there for a day I won't need a huge amount.

Thanks for any advice.

You can pay in Euro or change currency once you are there. It won't be a fantastic rate but for the amount you'll need for a day trip it's much easier than changing before you go.

As an aside, it isn't a border that you cross. It's a legal technicality (that's probably of no interest to tourists!) but it's buffer zone aka the Green Line, not a border.

Have a lovely day,
Mands
Posting from south of Nicosia

J_B

Mands wrote: »

As an aside, it isn't a border that you cross. It's a legal technicality (that's probably of no interest to tourists!) but it's buffer zone aka the Green Line, not a border

Slightly O/T ...

We went one day (drove across on a day trip from Paphos)

I was bored whilst MrsB was shopping so took a stroll through the 'green line'.
Got to the 'northern' checkpoint and was asked for my passport/ID.
I didn't have it, so turned round and ambled back to 'southern' side, where they asked me for my ID ..... hmmmm, I was trapped.
I managed to explain to the guy what had happened, and luckily, he believed me!

Mands

J_B wrote: »

took a stroll through the 'green line'.
Got to the 'northern' checkpoint and was asked for my passport/ID.
I didn't have it, so turned round and ambled back to 'southern' side, where they asked me for my ID ..... hmmmm, I was trapped.
I managed to explain to the guy what had happened, and luckily, he believed me!

That must happen fairly regularly!

It's a pity you couldn't go through, I still find it fascinating to see how different the two sides are in just a tiny distance. A long day for people on holiday but a great one, in my opinion.

Mands