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Newest Review: ... and the distances are not quite that big. Personally I would never consider staying directly in Famagusta. As interesting as the town is in terms of sight-seeing, it lacks the second thing that makes this part of the world so desirable for holidaymakers: Beaches. Famagusta is a harbour town and nearly all of it's seafront is occupied by it. The only hotel with a beach, a very small one, in the whole town is the Palm Beach Hotel. This is also the most expensive one, but with package prices still very affordable. I've seen it on offer for one week for about £450. It bears a local 5 star rating. What puts me right of this place, is it... more

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by donna - written on 07/04/07
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what a great review-cant wait to get back to north cyprus this summer! By the way, The restaurant with the wooden huts is called Livana Hotel and Restaurant.

A hot tip for not much longer (5409 words)
by - written on 27/03/06 (Very useful, 1839 readings)
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When I visited the tourism part of a fair in Nuernberg in 1998, I came across a very small stand that exhibited Northern Cyprus as a travel destination. I have to admit at this point, that until then my knowledge about Cyprus had been vague. I knew, of course, where to find it on a map and that there had been a war in 1974, which ended in an armistice rather then a peace treaty, this being the cause of the island being divided into the Greek-Cypriot southern- part that is officially recognized as Cyprus and the smaller Turkish governed northern part which isn't recognized. You have to forgive my ignorance, but there aren't quite as many Cypriot immigrants in ... Read the complete review