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Tag: Byzantines
Ani, the ”City of 1001 Churches”: the historic gateway to Anatolia
Experts warn of risk of collapse of Istanbul’s historic city walls
More than half a million tourists visited the Byzantine monastery of Sumela in 2025
It happened at Christmas: Leo V, the Byzantine emperor killed in a church
Anavarza Castle in Turkey: the impressive forgotten fortress of ancient Cilicia
The Council of Nicaea: its historic legacy and the Pope’s visit to Iznik
Hagia Sophia History and Experience Museum: a must-see in Istanbul
Istanbul: aerial images of the restoration of Hagia Sophia
Sumela: the monastery that seems to hang from the sky in the mountains of Turkey
Archaeologists restore a fresco of Jesus and Mary in ancient Nicaea
Archaeology: Roman gladiator’s sarcophagus discovered in Turkey
Farmer accidentally discovers stunning Roman mosaics in Turkey
Tourists start paying to see mosaics in Istanbul’s Kariye Museum
Istanbul’s Basilica Cistern, filled with crystal statues
Istanbul’s Galata Tower: history, hours, fees…
History: restoration of the walls of Beçin Castle begins
Turkey’s famous Lake İznik turns turquoise
Spectacular images of Istanbul’s Basilica Cistern from a drone view
Roman and Byzantine remains discovered in Istanbul to be open for visits
10 years of Christian rituals in the Byzantine monastery of Sümela
İznik restores the thousand-year-old walls of ancient Nicaea
600,000 tourists have visited the historic Byzantine monastery of Sümela
2,000-year-old coins found in Turkey’s lake of ancient Nicaea
One dead after part of the historic walls of Istanbul collapsed
Archaeologists discover 1,500-year-old underground passage in Istanbul
1,900-year-old Roman statue discovered in Istanbul
Restoration of Maiden’s Tower in Istanbul continues
Spectacular: this is how the Istanbul’s Basilica Cistern looks after its restoration
