Topkapı Palace, Istanbul

Topkapi Palace was the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire for 400 years. It is the palace complex’s oldest and largest (700,000 square meters.) Worldwide. Therefore, it is probably most important historical sites in Istanbul are open to visitors. It is one of the most visited museums in Europe and certainly the most visited in [...]

In a spectacular landscape, guided only by erosion, the Göreme valley and its surroundings contain rock-hewn sanctuaries that provide unique evidence of Byzantine art in the post-iconoclast. Homes, troglodyte villages and underground towns – the remains of a traditional human settlement dating from the fourth century – can also be seen. Cappadocia cave protected to [...]