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Travel Bites 924: Istanbul when it was Constantinople
For thousands of years, this place, where East meets West, has been a crossroads of civilizations.
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Travel Bites 926: Islamic Art, Ramadan, and the Blue
Istanbul offers a chance to better understand Islam.
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Travel Bites 928: Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace
Here we find the storybook image of the Ottomans—sultans, eunuchs, harems.
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Travel Bites 927: Hagia Sophia, the Great Church of Constantinople
This magnificent church-turned-mosque offers the visitor an opportunity to be inspired.
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Travel Bites 925: A Turkish Bath in Ottoman Splendor
The splendor of Istanbul’s Ottoman Empire is best experienced in a hammam.