Famagusta is the second biggest city in Northern Cyprus.It is historical city also.Every passing year it is becoming more holiday citiy.There are many five star hotels and holiday village in Famagusta.Most populars are Palm Beach Hotel and Salamis Bay Conti.You can easly find qualty and economic restaurants around Famagusta, Hurma Restaurant is the most popular restaurant in the area.

Much of the history of the town is obscure as there are no written records and our only source of material is from travellers' accounts of merchants passing through. Some historians declare that it was founded by King Ptolemy Philadelphus of Egypt in 285 B.C. It is believed that the city occupies the site of ancient town of Arsinoe. Famagusta prospered through the destruction of the neighbouring Salamis , the former capital of the island.

By the year 1300 A.D. the town was one of the principal markets of the Eastern Mediterranean, the rendezvous place of rich merchants and the headquarters of many Christian religious orders as revealed by numerous churches of various denominations still to be seen in the town today. This was the time of the Crusades and when the rich Lusignan dynasty ruled Cyprus. Lusignans fortified the town, and in the thirteenth century built the beautiful Cathedral of St. Nicholas , transformed since then into a mosque.