Famagusta

Which means Augusta Family. Very rich Venetian Family. That's how this historical city got its name from. It was a small fishing town in old days which was under the shadow of the capital Salamis during the Roman time called Arsinoe.

Famagusta was the island's most important port city, and a gateway to trade with the ports of the Levant, from where the Silk Road merchants carried their goods to Western Europe.

In the walled city of Famagusta, wherever you turn and touch, you would come face to face with history.

Ghosts will haunt you in Varosha if you had a chance to go in. It was a suburb of Famagusta. Before 1974, it used to be considered as the "Riviera of Mediterranean". Since the division, it's all abounded. But, you can still enjoy the lovely Palm Beach. Whilst you absorbing vitamin E under the beautiful sun, you watch over the buildings where once rich and famous use to sit on its balconies.

Although it’s closed, a main stream of Varosha Kennedy Avenue is partially open these days. You’ll have the opportunity to walk through history.