Varosha: Cypriots dream of returning to tourism jewel that became a ghost town

  • Date: 19-Jul-2021
  • Source: Euronews
  • Sector:Tourism
  • Country:Middle East
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Varosha: Cypriots dream of returning to tourism jewel that became a ghost town

Once a jewel in Cyprus's golden east coast, today Varosha is a ghost town.

Empty since the 1974 Turkish invasion, what used to be the hotspot of international tourism, is now a vast area of abandoned and ruined buildings.