Located on a large plot of land in Istanbul’s historic core, the Topkapi Palace served as the home of the Ottoman Sultans from 1465 to 1856. This large royal residence,…Read More
Be sure to explore every nook you possibly can. The real treasures are the recovered and exposed mosaics on the top floors. Get there early to avoid the large tour groups.…Read More
On our first morning in Istanbul, we headed into the city’s historic central core, the Sultanahmet District. After a stop in a café for a snack of Turkish coffee and…Read More
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The Bosphorus Straits. The Bosphorus straits is a channel of water that separates Europe from Asia and is a strategic channel because it runs from the Black sea in the…Read More
No trip to Istanbul is complete without visiting one of the world’s largest and oldest indoor marketplaces – the Büyük Çarşı, or Grand Bazaar. This immense shopping…Read More
Turkey is known as the place where the East meets the West, and Istanbul, straddling both Europe and Asia, exemplifies this notion both culturally and geographically. But…Read More
In a city known for its many domed mosques, one large one stands out as a "must see" attraction. That mosque is the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, better known to visitors as the…Read More
Step up to this 17th century mosque, surrender your shoes and step inside for a breathtaking moment. The handmade tiles are especially beautiful when combined with the…Read More
Constantine the Great reputedly built the original cistern on this site, with the current one being enlarged and rebuilt by Justinian in 532. It was known as the Basilica…Read More
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