Did you know that Istanbul is one of Europe’s most affordable cities to visit? This gorgeous city, resting between Asia and Europe, is vibrant with Turkish culture, phenomenal food, and more. Nisantasi, a prime shopping district in Istanbul, is a prime location for all this — plus great stores and malls. Here, labels like Louis […]
Topkapi Palace was the splendid home of the Ottoman sultans for 400 years, built by Mehmed II the Conqueror (1451-1481), and from 1478 onwards used both as an imperial residence and the seat of government. Events at Topkapi Palace determined the destiny of the most far-flung parts of the empire. Here decisions to go to […]
Silk, the yarns, and textiles made with filaments of the cocoons of several species of moth (especially the Bombyx mori, which feeds on white mulberry leaves and was cultivated in ancient China). Silk cloths from the Far East reached the Mediterranean already in Roman times, and raw silk and silk yarns imported from China, Central […]
