Varosha ghost town Cyprus 2023

[@gadgetgadget33]

Wonderful to know the true story thank you.

[@MavisFilms]

Thank you! The history and politics go a lot deeper of course, but I hope I've given a rough outline of events. Fascinating place to visit, and would have loved a lot more time to explore that the coach driver allowed.

[@northernblue1093]

Good video. The checkpoint is actually manned by the police and it is rare for anything to be checked - its primary function being to count visitors in and out. Whilst visiting Varosha, you should not encounter the military except, perhaps, at two points where military traffic crosses the designated visitor trails. The Turkish army uses one or perhaps two adjacent hotels on the seafront - the visitor trail diverts around the back of these premises.

[@olivianigealabhain893]

We visit Cyprus a lot ! we have been visiting Cyprus for 24 years & of this year (April 2024) we had chance to visit. We are from Ireland & see some familial issues . It was Well worth a Visit.

[@PhilipGrayson-ob2cs]

I was in the U.N. and did a 6 month Cyprus tour in summer 1976, I was driving a RE “fridge” mechanic and and went there to fix the Swedish police fridge, but back then had to be escorted from checkpoint by the police and Turkish troops. Grass and trees were starting to sprout even so soon after invasion.

[@arlo.guthrie]

Thank you, very interesting. How much of the city is open, and how long do you think is needed to visit it (how much time would you want to spend there)? And can you just drive there any time of day? Or do you have to be on a coach tour, or go at a specific time of day?

[@MavisFilms]

Glad you enjoyed it! Not much of the city is open, but there's enough to make a visit worthwhile. We went on a coach trip, but there is a car park by the entrance and you'll need a passport to enter through security. I don't know opening times, but we arrived middle of the day. So you don't have to go on a tour, you can just arrive and go in. The thing about the coach tour was they were visiting several places so we only had about an hour or so to walk round. I would have liked more time, so if I had the choice I'd have gone independently and spent more time wandering round. There's enough of the town open to give you a good hour and a half inside, and it's also worth driving along the boundary of the closed section heading south, as there are quite a few places to stop and take pictures.

[@arlo.guthrie]

@@MavisFilms Thank you, that's so helpful!

[@marianhritz6061]

you can take a bike for 100 turkish lira(about 4 euros). You have to pay by card.We were there today.We didnt get any map but you do not need it.That bike you can use for 4 hours.But 2 or 3 hours are really enough.You can take a bath in beautiful sea on two beaches which are open to public.You can order some drinks or food on those beaches.There are also toilets.

[@o.karantonimdma8671]

It is so sad. Why can't a solution be found?

[@samanradmanesh4458]

Why this is called Turkish invade but Israeli occupation called legitimate land expansion??