The Sumela Monastery is a historic site located in modern-day Turkey. At over a thousand years old, it is one of the oldest monasteries in the Christian world. However, age alone is not what sets this historic site apart. Travelers come from all over the world…to look up. As in 1,200 km (4,000 feet) to […]
While the neighborhood of Balat Istanbul has a rich history and is on the UNESCO World Heritage list, less than 1% of travelers to Turkey visit it. Have you heard of the “Neighborhoods of Faith”? Fatih, Fener, and Balat are where different religions and communities live in harmony to create a cultural melting pot. Are […]
The former Greek village of Kayakoy makes a striking impression on visitors, with its stone houses and churches, narrow streets, and spectacular setting. To get to this ghost town in southwestern Turkey, take the road from Fethiye towards Oludeniz Lagoon, and when you reach Hisaronu follow the signposts to Karymlassos. Five kilometers further on, you […]
What is red, carries a sack, laughs in a jocular fashion and flies through the sky in a sleigh? No marks for getting the answer right, because we all know it is Father Christmas… In part, he is the ancient Viking spirit of winter, dating from a time when people feared the harsh winter season […]
Paul was a 1st century Jew who, after being the bitterest enemy of the Christian Church, became its leading missionary and possibly its greatest theologian. His letters, the earliest extant Christian documents, antedate the Gospels of the New Testament. More than half of the Acts of the Apostles deals with his career, and this, together […]
Since the Bronze Age that the first deadly weapons hammered out until these days; heaps of legions passed over Anatolia and moved to the west or the east. Original inhabitants, who used to live in the Cappadocia region in the heart of Anatolia, carved the caves into the Cappadocia’s soft tufa rocks and dug underground […]
The Seven Churches of Revelation (Asia Minor) St. John recorded letters to the Seven Churches in Asia, as part of Revelation, the last book of the Bible. Exiled on the island of Patmos as he saw visions and recorded them, he must have longed to be able to visit the churches in person to deliver […]
600-700 The most antique fortifications of the island were built during this period. 640 The first real town-walls appear, built for defense purposes by Theodore Rshtouni with several other buildings, among which, most probably was a church. 915-921 After a long period devoid of references or news, it was during these years that architect Manuel, […]
Ready and packed for a once-in-a-lifetime experience at this Thanksgiving? Pray ! If you can set yourself at the table. Thanks to the giver if you can take bread! Think of who lends you the gift to the delight of your heart and consolation for your weaknesses through the wine making stronger your weak body. […]
