Spices of life

Come with us as we stroll through the atmospheric Spice Bazaar of Istanbul. It teases your nose with aromas of every conceivable herb and spice while your eyes simply pop with the colourful and amazing displays. Dating back to 1664 it became the centre for spice trading during the Ottoman Empire. Ottoman tiles and stones...
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Extraordinary Ephesus

Thirty minutes’ drive north-east of Kusadasi on the Turkish coast, lies another world – the ancient world of Ephesus, one of the oldest Greek settlements on the Aegean Sea, that later became the provincial seat of Roman government in Asia. The scale of excavation of this site is nothing short of breathtaking. What is revealed...
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Playground of the Gods

It has been said that Cyprus was the playground of the Gods and that it was from the seas around Paphos that the Greek goddess of Love and Beauty, Aphrodite is said to have risen. The beautiful coastline is just the beginning. The city port of Paphos boasts magnificent mosaics and archaeological sites and has...
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The jewel that is Rhodes

The fires on the island of Rhodes have shocked the world. We can only hope that recovery will be swift and the island can return to being the finest jewel of the Dodecanese islands of the Aegean Sea. Sandwiched between Crete and Turkey’s coastline, it boasts dazzling beaches, historic medieval towns and whitewashed villages. The...
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Inside the pyramid

Arriving at the only surviving Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that is still standing today, is a thrill in itself. The largest of the pyramids of Giza known as Cheops or Khufu, dominates the landscape and is thought to have been completed around 2560 BC. It originally stood at 481 feet but due to...
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