Ayios Antonios Municipal Market

Nicosia (Lefkosia)


This municipal market in the New City sports a small but select array of stalls selling fruit, veg, spices, bakery goods, cheeses and similar. There's also a good cafe on-site and the excellent restaurant-cum-deli Limoncello.


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