Northern Cyprus said on Tuesday it will reopen the beach area of an abandoned resort in no-man's land, a move condemned by Greek Cypriots and likely to conjure up memories of the 1974 Turkish invasion ...

Visitors walk on a street lined with derelict buildings at the fenced-off beachfront eastern town of Varosha in October 2020.BIROL BEBEK/AFP/Getty Images After Turkey took control of northern Cyprus ...

Once Cyprus's premier beach resort, the abandoned hotels and villas of Varosha stand testament to dashed hopes of reclaiming lost property after five decades of division and failed diplomacy.

Forgotten churches, an apocalyptic car show room, barren boutiques and tower blocks being reclaimed by nature. These haunting photographs capture the once-booming beach resort of Varosha, located on ...

*Updated August 22, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. This summer, many parts of the world are on on track to see record tourist numbers. Yet amid the over-tourism, it’s hard to imagine that all over the world there ...

Urbex enthusiast Christos Zoumides climbs into an abandoned amusement park, where he played as a child in Cyprus. — © AFP Urbex enthusiast Christos Zoumides climbs ...

Once Cyprus's premier beach resort, the abandoned hotels and villas of Varosha stand testament to dashed hopes of reclaiming lost property after five decades of division and failed diplomacy. Situated ...