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Varosha, as seen from outside the military fence Abandoned hotels in Varosha Varosha viewed from Paralimni in 2017.. Varosha (Greek: Βαρώσια, romanized: Varósia, locally; Turkish: Maraş or Kapalı Maraş [2] [3]) is the southern quarter of Famagusta, a de jure territory of Cyprus, currently under the control of Northern Cyprus.
Tsokkos Hotels (CY: TSH) is a hotel chain owned by the Tsokkos family. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The business was founded in 1979 by the Andreas Tsokkos. The company is Cyprus's largest hotel chain with over 8,000 rooms in 30 hotels in Cyprus and Egypt.
Since 1990, the forestry department of the TRNC allowed small restaurants and wooden chalets for overnight stays in a few areas around Golden Beach. With growing environmental awareness and protection zones following Natura 2000 standards, the rental contracts were revoked and operators were brought to court in 2013 for failing to clean the ...
The hotel was established in 1952 by Mack Kufferman, [1] who bought the LaRue Restaurant which had opened a year earlier. [1] The hotel was opened on December 15, 1952, as a casino and hotel with 200 rooms. The hotel rooms were divided into four two-story motel wings, each with fifty rooms, and named after famous race tracks.
A view point towards Famagusta. Embracing the bay of Famagusta on the east coast of Cyprus, next to the historic and cosmopolitan city of Evagoras, near the famous Famagusta, is the beautiful and near the sea, Dherynia. It is only 5 kilometers from Famagusta and 2 km from the sea with the golden sand.
A street in the walled city of Famagusta. The walled city of Famagusta contains many unique buildings. Famagusta has a walled city popular with tourists. [38] Every year, the International Famagusta Art and Culture Festival is organized in Famagusta. Concerts, dance shows and theater plays take place during the festival. [39]
The ancient city-state of Salamis also is found on the bay, north of Famagusta. It is known for the best sandy beaches in Cyprus , which stretch for miles. 35°10′N 34°00′E / 35.167°N 34.000°E / 35.167;
Golden Sands was privatized in the 1990s and attracted considerable investment through the 2000s. Designed initially for 13,000 hotel beds, it had over 30,000 beds reported in 2007; according to Varna Tourist Chamber sources, the actual number was significantly higher, [1] by some unverified critical estimates even approaching 90,000. [2]