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La ville de Famagouste, Salamine et la ville fantôme de Varosha

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Visitez la partie nord de Chypre et découvrez un pays figé dans le temps
Découvrez la vieille ville fortifiée de Famagouste et admirez des sites tels que la mosquée gothique
Profitez d'une visite guidée à pied parmi les ruines en ruines de la "ville fantôme" de Varosha
Promenez-vous parmi les temples en ruine et le théâtre de la ville antique de Salamine
Guide local expert ayant une connaissance inégalée de la partie nord de Chypre et de son histoire

Ce qui vous attend

Cette visite d'une journée complète dans la partie nord de Chypre vous emmène dans trois des endroits les plus fascinants du territoire. Vous découvrirez l'ancienne cité de Salamine, la vieille ville de Famagouste et la "ville fantôme" de Varosha. Elpida, l'un de nos guides locaux, dit : "Le nord de Chypre est un lieu figé dans le temps. Nous pouvons même en déterminer la date : 1974. Le résultat est un pot-pourri Instagrammable d'hôtels inachevés, d'églises à moitié détruites et de minarets maigres."

Votre voyage dans le passé commence à l'époque classique, à Salamine. Vous explorerez ses temples en ruine, son théâtre partiellement restauré et bien d'autres. Stavroula, une autre de nos guides locaux, explique : "Non seulement Salamis est imprégnée de mythes anciens, mais Saint Barnabé, qui a apporté le christianisme à Chypre au premier siècle, est enterré dans un monastère voisin".

Après un temps libre pour le déjeuner, vous visiterez Famagouste, dont la vieille ville est toujours protégée par des murs défensifs intacts construits par les Vénitiens il y a plusieurs siècles. Votre guide vous montrera des sites tels que le château et la cathédrale gothique devenue mosquée. Selon Elpida, "devant l'entrée principale se trouve un figuier planté par les croisés qui ont construit la cathédrale. C'est la plus vieille chose vivante de Famagouste". La visite s'achève par une promenade dans la "ville fantôme" de Varosha. Cette station balnéaire autrefois populaire est restée abandonnée depuis plus de 50 ans. C'est une expérience surréaliste que de marcher dans les rues envahies par la végétation, avec des façades en ruine, des volets rouillés et des fenêtres cassées.

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Pour votre information, en raison des restrictions locales au poste de contrôle de Strovillia, seuls les personnes qui présentent un passeport des États membres de l'UE, du Royaume-Uni, de l'Islande, de la Norvège et de la Suisse peuvent entrer et sortir de la partie nord de Chypre.
Vous aurez besoin de votre passeport/carte d'identité pour traverser le point de vérification dans la partie nord de Chypre.
Repas le midi non inclus.
Les familles monoparentales ou les mineurs voyageant sans leurs deux parents doivent fournir des documents supplémentaires pour toute personne âgée de moins de 18 ans lorsqu'elles se rendent dans la partie nord de Chypre. Il s'agit notamment d'une "lettre d'autorisation" du parent manquant, ainsi que de documents justificatifs tels que l'acte de naissance de l'enfant, une copie du passeport du parent manquant ou une copie d'une décision de justice. Des modèles de ces lettres sont facilement disponibles sur les moteurs de recherche, mais nous vous recommandons de vous renseigner au préalable.
Notre politique générale d'annulation ne s'applique pas à cette activité. Pour un remboursement intégral vous devez annuler au moins 24 heures à l'avance
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TUI CYPRUS LTD

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Recevez un remboursement de 100% si vous annulez jusqu'à 1 jour avant le début de l'activité.

Ce que les internautes disent de cette expérience

Excellent

4,4/5

Basé sur 126 évaluations de voyageurs vérifiés

Catégories d'évaluation

Service

4,5/5

Rapport qualité-prix

4,5/5

Personnel

4,5/5

Sécurité

4,5/5

Libby
De États-Unis d'Amérique - juin 2025

A voyagé avec des amis

18 - 24 ans

Excellent
Note globale
5/5

Our tour guide Andre was amazing. She was full of knowledge and passionate.
Brown
De États-Unis d'Amérique - juin 2025

A voyagé en couple

45 - 54 ans

Mauvais
Note globale
1/5

We stopped for drinks and a break soon after last pick up for 35 mins, then stopped for lemonade for another hour and finally in Famagusta we had two ...
DB
De États-Unis d'Amérique - juin 2025

A voyagé en couple

45 - 54 ans

Bien
Note globale
4/5

Time at Salamis was too long. Guide was very knowledgeable, however as a tourist and not a historian we found there was too much information. No need ...
Anonyme
De Royaume-Uni - septembre 2024

Moyen
Note globale
3/5

Was a very good tour and Nick the Greek was a great guide but would of preferred to have spent more time at the ghost town rather then Famagusta and S ...
Richard
De États-Unis d'Amérique - août 2024

A voyagé en couple

18 - 24 ans

Excellent
Note globale
5/5

Chris (guide) and Marios (driver) were very good. Going through the checkpoints were smooth and Chris was very informative around the history of the i ...
Cassy
De Royaume-Uni - août 2024

A voyagé en famille

25 - 34 ans

Excellent
Note globale
5/5

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