The little-known corners of Turchia: villages, nature and places far from mass tourism, to discover at a slow pace.
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A 14-km canyon with a hundred Byzantine churches carved into the rock, a river and not a single hot air balloon: Ihlara is the Cappadocia you walk through.
Jul 5, 2026
In Fener, Istanbul, the only Byzantine church that always remained Greek Orthodox: hidden behind a wall, you enter by ringing the bell.
Jun 28, 2026
On the Golden Horn, in Hasköy, an 18th-century Ottoman kiosk-palace with Venetian mirrors and a museum of Turkish musical instruments.
Jun 28, 2026
In Karaköy, a minute from the ferries, a wholly underground mosque in the dungeons of a Byzantine fortress. Squat pillars and three tombs.
Jun 28, 2026
St. Stephen in Balat (Istanbul): a church of cast iron founded in Vienna, a Bulgarian symbol on the Golden Horn. Free entry.
Jun 28, 2026