Holy city, silenced

Tens of thousands of international travellers once flocked to see Syria’s ancient wonders. Now, after more than a decade of isolation, there is fresh hope that the visitors will return

From dilapidated cottages to the site of a notorious nuclear disaster, what is behind the longing to seek out abandoned places, asks Katie Scott

A multicultural bastion of Modernisme architecture, loomed over by an imposing medieval citadel, this tiny slice of Spanish flair on the North African coast deserves far more of a spotlight, writes Eddi Fiegel

Each issue we investigate the most ghostly places to visit. Here we take a look at the spookily beautiful city of York

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