Lefkoniko is the birthplace of Cypriot national poet Vasilis Michaelides and is known for its lace.

In a 1955 anti-British demonstration, schoolboys burned the town post office.

With the exception of a family of three, all Turkish Cypriots fled the town in the Emergency years.

[7][8] In June 2018,after long efforts, Lefkoniko finally joined to Cittaslow (slow city) network and received their official certificate of conformity and their flag during the general assembly.

Renovation works are fully funded by EU within Cultural Heritage Programme that European Commission implements through UNDP.