Impoverished aristocrat

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In the village of Prodromos at Troodos mountain there is the famous abandoned hotel of Verengaria!Panorama 01_APR5973  _APR5994

The Verengaria hotel was built at the early 20th century and soon became famous around the middle east!

It was a truly a unique hotel with top of the class facilities and service which along with its architecture and location boosted its fame.

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The hotel had a night club, huge dinning rooms, playgrounds, casino, bars and other extras which added to its success as it was a pioneer for that time.

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Its famous guests like Pharouk, the King of Egypt and Ezer Vaisman president of Israel along with the elite of the business and show world of the time, gave the hotel the nickname “Hotel of Kings”!

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The name Verengaria on the other hand was the name of the queen of Navarre (Berengaria), and wife of Richard the Lionheart, King of England.

They got married in Cyprus on May 12, 1191.

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Closed early of 80’s and the 88 rooms hotels became a legend, nowadays the visitors are coming to identify by themselves this old impoverished and ruined aristocrat with the many legends and ghosts

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