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RHODES, BEACH AND HISTORY TOGETHER

Rhodes is an island in Dodecanese archipelago, the fourth largest in Greece. Because of its natural beauty, historical and cultural content, it is one of the main tourist areas of that country. According to the mythological belief, its origin is due to the fact that it was a gift from Zeus to Helios, the god […]

JEWELS OF THE OTOMAN EMPIRE

Stories about conquests, battles and empires are full of great individual feats and heroic group efforts. In addition to the conformation of monarchies and the imposition of one civilization to another, each one had a conception of beauty but always with precious stones and metals. The jewels of the Ottoman Empire are no exception. Also […]

ISTANBUL: CAPITAL OF THREE EMPIRES

Located on the shores of the Bosphorus, a strait that divides Europe and Asia, we find with Istanbul, a city that has in its heritage the best of three empires: the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman, of which was the capital; what is evidence in the mixture of styles and traditions that coexist, to convert it […]