Live the nightlife on the water in a €220m Cypriot resort – in pictures

Construction started in September last year and the development is not due for completion until 2021, but this is a rendering of what the views would look like. Courtesy Ayia Napa Marina

The upmarket accomodation would include access to a 600-berth marina. Courtesy Ayia Napa Marina

The resort includes a private beach. Courtesy Ayia Napa Marina

The resort is located in Pyare Village, which features shops, dining and an event centre. Courtesy Ayia Napa Marina

The tower penthouses come complete with a veranda. Courtesy Ayia Napa Marina

Owning a property in Cyprus can offer access to Cypriot citizenship and the right to live and work in the European Union. Courtesy Ayia Napa Marina

Properties at Ayia Napa Marina are being sold through a 50-year sublease until 2067 and a long-term lease agreement that runs until 2139. Your great great great great grandchildren can then negotiate a renewal, presumably. Courtesy Ayia Napa Marina

The upmarket accomodation would include access to a 600-berth marina. Courtesy Ayia Napa Marina

The Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris was in Dubai last week in a bid to persuade wealthy Arabs to buy property in the Cypriot nightclubbing hot spot Ayia Napa – a €220 million (Dh871m) resort on the Mediterranean island.

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