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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 area.
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 ]
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Michelin stars are a rating system used by the red Michelin Guide to grade restaurants on their quality. The guide was originally developed in 1900 to show French drivers where local amenities such as restaurants and mechanics were. The rating system was first introduced in 1926 as a single star, with the second and third stars introduced in ...
Larger hotels in the city have casinos that cater to their customers. [42] Salamis Road is an area of Famagusta with a heavy concentration of bars frequented by students and locals. [43] Famagusta's Othello Castle is the setting for Shakespeare's play Othello. [44]
If the resorts or tourist attractions are seasonal in nature (such as a ski resort), resort towns typically experience an on-season where the town is bustling with tourists and workers, and an off-season where the town is populated only by a small amount of local year-round residents.