This entertaining and informative guide takes you on a journey back to the era of the Grand Tour, when Istanbul was a favourite destination for enterprising travellers. You can learn how to gain access to the heavily guarded Topkapi Sarayi and find out the truth behind all those rumours of the charm[...]
Welcome to Florence in 1490. Under the patronage of Lorenzo de Medici, no city on earth can match its culture, learning, art, and naked ambition. Here, in the cradle of the Renaissance, you ll meet the great banking families and traders who have made Florence rich, and the philosophers and artistic [...]