The new queen of the Famagusta carnival 2026, Adamantini Kosmas, was crowned on Thursday night during a festive ceremony held at Ayios Georgios square in Paralimni. Music, laughter and carnival colour ...

Famagusta, on the east coast of Cyprus, was once one of the most glamorous resorts in the Mediterranean. Its miles of pale sand and clear turquoise sea made it a destination for the Seventies jet-set, ...

Now ancient Famagusta, tucked into a modern city of 35,000 people, is largely forgotten, except, perhaps, as the setting for Shakespeare's Othello. Atlantide Phototravel / Corbis "All ships and all ...

Signals for the upcoming summer tourism season are encouraging, with a steady flow of bookings from all markets, particularly favouring the Famagusta district, according to Panayiotis Constantinou, ...

The history of Famagusta is more than thirty-six centuries old. During the 13th century, it was considered to be the wealthiest city on earth. Originally, it was built by the Lusignans during their ...