Blue Mosque I always had an immense curiosity about Istanbul, mainly because as capital of the Eastern Empire, or Byzantine Empire, it was one of the most important cities in the world,…
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Blacklane – Istanbul
As I said before in the article about Paris, our blog and the BLACKLANE service became partners, a luxury transportation company founded in 2011, which nowadays is spread over more than 130 cities all…
Neolokal
Galata Tower Maksut Aşkar is one the most celebrated chefs of the new Turkish generation. Inspired by the epic history of his region and in a wide range of traditional recipes and…
Grand Hyatt Istanbul
If a Hyatt in Istanbul makes us happy, imagine two Hyatt! Well, so it was our stay in Istanbul, completely left in the hands of the Hyatt Hotels group, this time, in…
Alancha
Before talking about food let’s talk a bit about people, namely of Kemal Demirasal, a 34 year old young man, from Izmir, a coastal region of Turkey, famous for being one of…
Lokanta Maya
After some very traditional and haute Ottoman cuisine dishes, it was time for us to know the other side of Istanbul, more contemporary without forgetting its roots and traditions. For that purpose…
Asitane
We often use the expression “eat like a King”, but this time we went a bit further and decided to truly eat like a King, in this case, an Ottoman Sultan. Asitane,…
Istanbul – Tuğra Restaurant – Çırağan Palace
Order to be built in 1836 by sultan Abdülâziz, the Çırağan Palace is located on the European river bank of the Bosphorus, being one of the last examples of a time when…
Vue Lounge & Bar
As Cíntia talked to you about in the previous Hyatt Regency Istanbul Ataköy article, the hotel has an amazing Sky Bar with a view over the Sea of Marmara and some news that…