Famagusta is now a town that you cannot go to when you go to Southern Cyprus. You can go near it by boat but not get off the boat to see it.This boat trip costs £5 with free wine thrown in.
Yet it is well worth when in Cyprus going to a place where you can view this Ghost Town.
One of the best places for this is Dherynia. We took a bus there. Most buses stop for two hours so that you can take in the view.
In Dherynia there are a couple tea rooms where you can hire binoculars and look across the border into Famagusta. Here they show a film for you to know the History of the place. Your first site is of guards and barbwire stopping the Greek Cypriots going to the North. A bit further you see the Turkish guard post. Famagusta used to be a thriving holiday centre now it is a ghost town with shell struck buildings and barren land. You will see the flag pole where a demonstrator Solomou was shot by the turks when he tried to take down the turkish flag. This is not ancient history but in our lifetime. European motorcyclists wanted to peacefully go around Cyprus. Cyprus is the only Country divided. But even so it is still a great place for holidays and visiting places like Flamagusta makes you appreciate it more.
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I found Annas Viewpoint in Deyrinia an excellent place to look out over the Greenline - but found the film footage they play quite emotional - the Cypriot story is a sad one.
From_The_Continent 18.02.2001 17:30
Definately an improvement to your previous articles about Cyprus, however there is still upside potential for more detail. Keep going!
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Feb 18th, 2001
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