Two girls from Team Vogue are back in London from a weekend in Istanbul with some stylish tips on where to sleep, eat and shop on your next visit…
Consume
Watch the action of the Grand Bazaar from a safe distance in the company of a Turkish coffee.
Fez Café, Halicilar Cad 62
Stay
The staggering Ç?ra?an Palace Kempinski is situated on the banks of Istanbul’s mystical Bosporus, the meeting point of Europe and Asia that winds through the ancient city. The Ottoman royals inhabited the area since the beginning of the seventeenth century; the white marble palace, now happily a hotel, is still pretty regal, luring A-listers of a more modern kind – Robert De Niro, Donna Karan and Sophia Loren have all stayed in recent years.
Ç?ra?an Palace Kempinski, Y?ld?z Mh, Ç?ra?an Caddesi 32
www.quintessentiallytravel.com/hotel/12971-ciragan-palace-kempinski-istanbul-turkey
Buy
Dangly earrings and coloured agate necklaces at bargain prices from Naturel – one of literally thousands at the Grand Bazaar.
Naturel, Kapali Carsi Cevahir Bedestani, Serifaga SK, no 221-222
Go ikat mad and invest in tactile textiles from any of the following vendors. We hope that they’ll make beautiful silk pillows on our return.
Rug House
Halicilar Cad No:55/59
www.rughouse.com
Ismail Deregozu
Cebeci Han Girisi 1
00 90 212 5118336
Adiyaman Pazari
Yaglikcilar Cad 74-76
adiyaman.pazari@hotmail.com
