Istanbul, Turkey
Pierre Loti Hill
Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Istanbul, Turkey
Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A monument on the pavement marks the spot where two cultures that shaped Sarajevo come together.
Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A 16th-century mosque rebuilt after wartime devastation.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This enormous abstract sculpture is part jungle gym, part elaborate noise-making machine.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Some of the best-preserved specimens of the monumental medieval tombstones found throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Place with alleged mystical powers in Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The place where World War I began.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
Blagaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.
Turkey
Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.
Istanbul, Turkey
It's believed that this small church was connected to the Hagia Sophia via a secret tunnel.
Istanbul, Turkey
One of the newest mosques in a city filled with thousands.
Demre, Turkey
This church houses the tomb—but not the remains—of St. Nicholas, the likely progenitor to Santa Claus.
Selçuk, Turkey
This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.
Istanbul, Turkey
A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.
Kaleüçağız Köyü, Turkey
A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.
Istanbul, Turkey
An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.
Istanbul, Turkey
This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.