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To the Greeks, it was founded by the son of a god. The Romans saw it as the centre of the Eastern empire; and the Ottomans turned it into an architectural and cultural jewel. The city now known as Istanbul has experienced rises and falls, triumphs and invasions, destructions and rebirths. Paul Bloomfield speaks to Bettany Hughes about the rich history of this crossroads of the world.
The EXPO 2023 exhibition area, which was brought to Kahramanmaraş, counts the days for the opening.
Before you visit Hagia Sophia, learn its history, the controversies surrounding it, the best time to visit, the dress code, and more.
World events have conspired to make the question not only “Should we go?” but “Where can we actually go?
Image zoom Credit: iStockphoto/Getty Images For a storybook-worthy vacation in Europe, head straight to Bavaria. Book a room at Burg Colmberg, a 14th-century castle rising from a rocky crag above a tiny village. It offers an eclectic collection of rooms tucked throughout a warren of crooked hallways, hidden staircases, and cozy sitting nooks. Be sure to visit the postcard-perfect Neuschwanstein Castle, resplendently perched atop a mountain, and take the time to tour Hohenschwangau, the castle in which "Mad King" Ludwig II a...