Ghost town dubbed 'millionaire's playground' re-opens for first time in nearly 50 years
dailystar.co.ukThe Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxA crumbling ghost town once dubbed "millionaire’s playground" has re-opened to tourists for the first time in nearly 50 years.It was once the sun-kissed tourist paradise that attracted the rich and famous to it’s pristine beaches.But when conflict gripped Cypyus’s rivera in 1974 Varosha was abandoned, it was confined to sit dilapidated along the shore behind barbed wire fences.As well as attracting holidaymakers, Varosha was home to over 39,000 residents who were forced to flee their homes following the coup.Now, 50 years on, the beachfront playground has been reo-pened by The Turkish Defence Military.Cyprus was divided into two in 1974.
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