Κυριακή 11 Μαΐου 2014

Istanbul is an ancient city with modern energies
ISTANBUL’S thumb-shaped landmass known as the “historical peninsula” offers magnificent Byzantine and Ottoman architecture, from the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque to centuries-old bazaars and the sprawling Topkapi Palace. With Turkish Airlines launching the first-ever nonstop Boston-Istanbul flights this week, these myriad attractions are closer than ever.
But there’s much more to Turkey’s largest metropolis than Sultanahmet and the Old City. These days, the rapidly developing area along the Bosporus between Besiktas and Karakoy, just north of the Golden Horn, offers a bit of almost everything the city’s more touristed districts are known for — history and museums, but also dining, shopping, and accommodations — along with a welcome infusion of artistic and cosmopolitan flair


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