In Cyprus, the town of Varosha — where A-listers like Elizabeth Taylor vacationed — was left a ghost town and today is a far cry from the glamour it once saw.
Along JFK Avenue, there were many well-known high rise hotels including the King George Hotel, the Asterias Hotel, the Grecian Hotel, the Florida Hotel and the Argo Hotel — which was Taylor’s favorite.
Varosha’s 39,000 people were forced to flee — leaving behind their property, possessions and businesses. Visitors walk on a street lined with abandoned buildings at the fenced-off beachfront eastern town of Varosha in October 2020.The town was considered the most popular tourist destination in the world.A United Nations resolution of 1984 calls for the handover of Varosha to UN control and prohibits any attempt to resettle it by anyone other than those who were forced out.
“You’re seeing nature take over. Prickly pear bushes have overrun the entire six square kilometres. There are trees that have sprouted through living rooms. It’s a ghost town.”39,000 residents fled between 1970 to 1974.Celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton frequented the town as a vacation hot spot.New photos of the abandoned town were captured by explorer Macorlee Farnaby, 26, who goes by the name of Macorlee Travels.
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