Inside Cyprus' $150 Billion Abandoned City

Varosha used to be one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world. It was once a world-class beach resort and visited by many famous movie stars and wealthy business executives. In the 1960s and early 1970s, the resort was expanding and luxury hotels were being built along the beach. Today, the resort is a ghost town because Turkey invaded the area in 1974. Residents fled the area and the beach resort was fenced off. Today, the resort sits behind three military zones, and Varosha is completely surrounded by chain-link fencing topped with barbed wire. Military officials watch over the area from guard towers and UN helicopters circle overhead. Nature has completely taken over. The streets are empty and weeds are growing up through the cracks in the pavement. The luxury hotels are abandoned and falling down. The beach is barren except for debris and rusted beach umbrellas. Varosha once had a bustling Toyota dealership, but now it’s falling apart and filled with sports cars that are covered in dust and dirt. Varosha’s shopping district was once filled with stores that sold designer outfits, but those stores have been looted and only tattered rags remain. Varosha’s waterfront is blocked off by buoys, so you can’t even sneak in by water. If you tried, guards would surely catch you. Here’s a secret look inside Varosha. You will be one of the first visitors allowed into the ghost town in decades. Get ready to see what’s left of Famagusta’s Varosha beach resort.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:41 Varosha
01:17 Military Zones
02:45 Varosha Perimeter
03:35 Varosha Shopping District
04:07 Varosha Beach

[denisrogers]

1974
Our family was on vacation in Famagusta for 3weeks.
I was 11 yrs old and lived at the beach… my family had rented the penthouse apartment directly across from the beach and one evening just at dusk I saw from our balcony a raft beach and called my family over to see. They didn’t see anything and brushed it off as an imaginative kids imagination…
That night we were awoken by the sounds of explosions and our phone ringing telling us to get the F to the airport
I’ll always remember this amazing island and its beauty… but mostly the warm generous people.
War sucks

[alleffortless]

Cyprus is an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea renowned since ancient times for its mineral wealth, superb wines and produce, and natural beauty.

[RemReport]

Crazy to see a abandoned city like that, looks like something from a movie

[lemmegetmyglassesyall]

as a Turkish person I can say that we destroyed that city :( wish turks and greeks could live in harmony but guess not

[SOCRATESNICOLAOU]

My fathers hometown. Turkey eventually showed what really is. Freedom the only solution.

[emilygaskell]

I always remember when we went to Cyprus, we spoke to a family who ran a cafe, they owned a house and had 2 cars… they thought they’d be able to back so left the newer car behind, they had only just decorated & and had everything they had worked hard for! They lost everything and still to this day wonder wether they will ever be able to go back to their house!

[kleovouloss]

My grandfather had an electronics shop in Varosha called "Famagusta Electronics"

[AlexVentures.official]

👋Wow, what an incredible presentation of Varosha! You really captured its history and atmosphere in such a compelling way. I explored Varosha in one of my videos too, but I must say, the depth and perspective you brought here is truly inspiring. Your storytelling and visuals are on another level—amazing work! Keep it up!👍

[jayinfluencer]

Oh man! Great video! It really is a shame. The name "Varosha" has something real exciting too.

[bxma]

Whoever is reading god bless your whole family ✨❤️

[calamityking]

Finally found a place for me to live peacefully ❤

[BlenderStudy]

Ouch, I hope everything goes back to normal for Varosha. Thank you for the update, TheRichest..!!

[thelastduck]

i live in cyprus its not called varosha its called famagusta/ ammoxostos which means hidden in sand

[obiitom]

The way he says Cypriot really grated on me, it's sip-(like taking a small sip from a cup)-ree-ot. I used to live not far from Famagusta, we used to travel across to the North (Turkish) side quite often for knock off sports gear and cheap gold. There are a lot of abandoned ghost towns and villages along the border. The road i travelled daily to school ran parallel to the border Turkish guard towers on one side of the wire mirrored by UN guard towers on the other side of the wire. It was called the wire because it was literally a single wire atop 4ft rebar looking poles.

[salviskrilovs]

Just was here from Cyprus Side.
This looks scary...

[luxuryvision]

*I will succeed for my parents, for all they have made for me! I hope you will too!!*

[pamposantidorou]

Welcome to the sad truth...this is my Country and i'm always crying seeing my Country like that...people had to die to save Cyprus...we will never forget the heroes that tried to save my Country...

[sharonbell]

Love your vids keep up the cracking work

[xorbodude]

Who else came for actual pictures and not cartoons?

[DTFilmProductions]

This is the most factually incorrect video on the subject I've ever seen!