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Daily Mirror
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Bradley Jolly

Seaside town once beloved by celebrities is now a crumbling haven for 'dark tourism'

A beautiful seaside town once bustling with tourists - including Hollywood royalty - has become a ghost town frozen in time for decades following conflict.

Residents in Varosha, Cyprus, remain furious with the state of affairs, which has left buildings crumbling, areas cordoned off by military and businesses long closed.

Travel restrictions had been imposed for years, only eased slightly in 2003 and 2020, following the Turkish army's invasion of the northern part of Cyprus in response to an attempted coup, sponsored by the Greek junta in 1974.

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