It’s the kind of experience you’d expect with a luxury operator. Yet, I’m on a tour with a company known for trips for ...

The original Casa Tua – with garden tables among the ferns or indoor spots in the Library – remains the ... Next stop: the Hagia Sophia, originating from the sixth century as a cathedral ...

Istanbul, Turkey CNN — Whether you’re a believer or not, visiting Hagia Sophia is a spiritual experience. The architectural genius of this place of worship — which was built as a church in ...

Few buildings, including culturally significant places of worship, have a history as rich and complicated as the Hagia Sophia. First erected in the 6th century C.E., the structure has variously ...

Turkey has embarked on a restoration project aimed at preserving the Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul's landmarks. The Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry has initiated a 50-year plan to reinforce ...

As cities go, Istanbul’s history makes it one of the most fascinating, patchworked hubs around, and the Hagia Sophia, a vast complex which has operated as a cathedral, a mosque, a museum and ...