"Where Old Istanbul Meets New
Courtesy Sumahan
Sumahan, a hotel on Turkey’s Bosporus River.
Back when there was no tourism but only travel, the rich would take steamers and luxury trains to Constantinople to visit one of the world’s most cosmopolitan cities. A century later, Istanbul is as international as ever—it’s been named Europe’s Capital of Culture this year—and many of the grand old hotels have new face-lifts, while many boutique hotels are opening in historic buildings."
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