Several central Nicosia roads will close to traffic on Wednesday for the October 28 parade and the doxology at the Cathedral of Apostolos Varnavas at the Archbishopric, police said.
Parking ban
Parking is banned from midnight on October 27 in Archbishopric Square, on Korai, Isokratous, Zinonos Kitieos and Michalakis Karaolis streets, and on Konstantinou Palaiologou, Omirou, Vyronos and Evagorou avenues.
Road closures
From 9am on Wednesday, traffic will be stopped on Omirou Avenue, from its junction with Aigyptou Street to Eleftheria Square, and on Vyronos Avenue, from the Museum traffic lights to its junction with Griva Digeni Avenue.
From 9.30am, traffic will also be stopped along the parade route on Vyronos and Omirou avenues and Michalakis Karaolis Street, and on Dimosthenis Severis Avenue from the traffic lights towards Grigoris Afxentiou Avenue.
Vehicles are also not allowed on Makarios III Avenue from the traffic lights at Nicosia Central Police Station to Evagorou Avenue.
Parking areas
Drivers attending the parade can park at the Davila moat car park, the car park by the moat below the Town Hall, the car park next to the Fire Service and the car park by the Kolokasi opening.
Buses
After 9.30am, Nicosia urban buses from Strovolos, Lakatamia, Anthoupolis, Parissinos, Engomi, Agios Dometios and Agios Pavlos will drop off and pick up passengers at the car park on Rigainis Street, near the Solomos statue, via Pafou and Kinyras streets.
Buses from Pallouriotissa, Kaimakli, Aglantzia, Dasoupolis and Latsia will drop off and pick up passengers at Kaningos bridge, near the ‘OXI’ kiosk.
Spectators and drones
Spectators are asked to stay on the pavements so the parade can pass smoothly, and drivers to follow the instructions of police officers on duty. The use of drones is banned.
