A stroll around an ancient Biblical city in Turkey
The ancient city of Seleucia Pieria, 16 miles to the southwest of Antioch, was the first new city built by Seleucis I Nicator in 300BC. He made it his capital […]
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The most delicious church in the world
The former Greek Orthodox church of St Saviour in Chora, now the Kariye Museum, in Istanbul, always makes me think of a chocolate gateau for some reason. Every time I […]
Lost Palace of the Byzantine Emperors
Seraglio Point in Istanbul is dominated by the magnificent, sprawling structures of two of the world’s architectural masterpieces. These are Haghia Sophia, the Byzantine Church of the Holy Wisdom, and […]
Santa Claus nicked in Turkey shock horror!
St Nicholas, as well as being more familiar nowadays as Father Christmas, was historically the patron saint of children and sailors, probably because both are completely dependent on external forces […]
A mansion with a view
This is my pied a terre on the shores of the Sea of Marmara, on the Asian side of Istanbul just opposite the Princes Islands. They’re called the Princes Islands […]
Imperial Phaselis
I paid a brief visit to Phaselis during a tour along the Mediterranean coast of Turkey a few years back, from Alanya to Kalkan, where an old Turkish friend from […]
Guns ‘n’ roses at Haydarpasha Station
All the trains to everywhere on the Anatolian side of Turkey depart from this impressive Istanbul railway station, which was completed in 1908. It’s redolent of old world charm, Strangers […]
Gulf of Edremit
I was delighted to see the Gulf of Edremit highlighted in the movie Season of the Witch the other night. The setting bore no resemblance to the actual place I’d […]
Termessos – a mountain idyll
Termessos is about the most spectacular ancient city in Turkey that I’ve been to. Not only does it have a remote and romantic mountain setting with some of the finest […]
Cosmopolitan Antioch
This is a view from my hotel window in Antakya, ancient Antioch of SS Paul and Peter fame. The word ‘Christian’ was first used here apparently and St Peter’s Grotto […]
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