Certainly one of Istanbul's most iconic structures, the Galata Tower was first built during the Byzantine era, rebuilt by the Genoese, who gave it the stone mesh exterior it still possesses today ...

One drawback is that it’s pretty low on the hill upon which Galata Tower rests, with many other Istanbul landmarks in Beyoğlu further beyond that. I spent my first couple of days trudging up ...

This small boutique-hotel is situated just two blocks from Galata Tower in a historic, primarily Jewish neighborhood of hilly cobblestoned streets lined by centuries-old buildings that now house ...