Museum / viewpoint

Cultural Centre of Occupied Famagusta at Deryneia

We include Deryneia as a family stop where it is possible to discuss displacement, the closed district of Varosha and the memory of a lost city with care.

1974 and the memory of the city

The exhibition and view towards Famagusta help connect personal family stories with the political map of the island.

With children it is better to explain in advance why a visible city can be physically close yet remain inaccessible for a long time.

At the site we focus on specific reference points: the present-day view and an old photograph, the hotel towers of Varosha, the buffer zone and the distance as perceived by the eye.