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罢眉谤办颈测别
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Overview
A richly historical land with some of the best cuisine you will ever taste, scenery from beaches to mountains and the great city of 陌stanbul.
Attractions
Must-see attractions
Sultanahmet
Right in the heart of 陌stanbul鈥檚 historic center, this sacred Byzantine building remains an important symbol of power.
Sultanahmet
Topkap谋 is the subject of more colourful stories than most of the world's museums put together. Libidinous sultans, ambitious courtiers, beautiful鈥
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This Unesco World Heritage site is an essential stop on any Cappadocian itinerary. First thought to be a Byzantine monastic settlement that housed some 20鈥
Istanbul
陌stanbul has more than its fair share of Byzantine monuments, but few are as drop-dead gorgeous as this mosaic- and fresco-laden church. Nestled in the鈥
Konya
For Muslims and non-Muslims alike, the main reason to come to Konya is to visit this former lodge of the whirling dervishes and home to the tomb of鈥
South Aegean
Priene enjoys a commanding position just below Mt Mykale, giving it a real natural grandeur. This Greco-Roman site is delightful to explore, with pine鈥
Sultanahmet
The city's foremost archaeological museum is housed in three buildings close to Topkap谋 Palace. There are many highlights, but the sarcophagi from the鈥
Pamukkale
This ancient spa city's location atop Pamukkale's tourist-magnet travertines is quite spectacular. Founded as a curative centre around 190 BC by Eumenes鈥
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