Cappadocia

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Nun (ca. 330-379) His life + Macrina was born in Caesarea, Cappadocia (present-day Turkey) and was the daughter of Saint Basil “the Elder” and Saint Emmilia; his grandmother was the famous Saint Macrine “the Elder”. His younger brothers were Saints Basil “the Great”, Saint Gregory of Nyssa and Saint Peter of Sebaste, and the famous …

Leonidas Kestekides, founder of Leonidas Chocolates. Credit: Greek Reporter Illustration / Public domain The history of the world famous Leonidas chocolates and pralines is as rich as the confectionery itself. It all started with a Greek chocolatier, Leonidas Kestekides, who created the big candies because he ultimately just wanted to “spread happiness”. The noble name …

Visiting Cappadocia in a hot air balloon is an ethereal, dreamlike experience, and it’s not difficult to book a tour before you even get there. There are few experiences in Europe that offer the same incredible aerial views and resemble those from a hot air balloon. In a place like Cappadocia, where its deeply rooted …

Discobolus at the National Roman Museum. Credit: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikipedia Commons Doping in sport dates back to Antiquity and the first Olympic Games in ancient Greece. Since the competition began in 776 BC, historians have written about the substances used by athletes to improve their performance. References to specialists giving Olympic athletes …

hot air balloon flights started to gobeklitepe The first hot air balloon flight of the season to Göbeklitepe, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List and described as the “zero point of history”, was carried out with the first shaped balloon of Turkey. Under the coordination of the Metropolitan Municipality of anlıurfa, with the …

Colorful hot air balloons took off from the famous ancient site of Göbeklitepe in southeast Turkey’s Şanlıurfa province on Monday to kick off the 2021 season. Hot air balloon flights in the province had been on a long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Visitors aboard three balloons enjoyed beautiful aerial views of Göbeklitepe, the …

The first hot air balloons of the season took off on Monday at the famous ancient site of Gobeklitepe in Sanliurfa province in southeast Turkey, heralding the holiday season. Rides at Gobeklitepe, which were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in June 2018, have resumed after a long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Visitors …

by: Mitchell Rose Jul 10, 2021 Of the countless performances broadcast live from 2020, perhaps none was more spectacular than Ben Böhmer’s DJ set delivered high in a hot air balloon. Shot above Turkey’s beautiful Cappadocia Park, the breathtaking setting has now racked up over 13 million views, quickly becoming one of Cercle’s most popular …

Cappadocia themed restaurant in Abuja offers customers the experience of being in a popular tourist spot without ever visiting Turkey A Cappadocia-themed restaurant has opened in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, offering its customers the experience of being in Cappadocia without ever visiting Turkey. The restaurant, designed with a cave concept, gives customers the impression …