Topkapi Palace: The Fourth Court

Topkapi Palace: The Fourth Court

Topkapi Palace dominates Istanbul’s historic Sultanahmet district, completing what I think of as the city’s essential sightseeing trifecta alongside Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. Perched above the Bosphorus, the palace does not simply reward visitors with views; it opens a door into more than four centuries of Ottoman rule.… Read the rest

Topkapi Palace: The Third Court

Topkapi Palace: The Third Court

Topkapi Palace dominates Istanbul’s historic Sultanahmet district, completing what I think of as the city’s essential sightseeing trifecta alongside Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. Perched above the Bosphorus, the palace does not simply reward visitors with views; it opens a door into more than four centuries of Ottoman rule.… Read the rest

Topkapi Palace: The First Court

Topkapi Palace: The First Court

Topkapi Palace dominates Istanbul’s historic Sultanahmet district, completing what I think of as the city’s essential sightseeing trifecta alongside Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. Perched above the Bosphorus, the palace does not simply reward visitors with views; it opens a door into more than four centuries of Ottoman rule.… Read the rest

Prince Mohamed Ali Palace

Prince Mohamed Ali Palace

The Prince Mohamed Ali Palace is a hidden gem in the heart of Cairo. The first impressions are that it’s like stepping into another world.

Tucked quietly away on Rhoda Island in the Nile, almost hidden in plain sight, is the Prince Mohamed Ali Palace.… Read the rest