White-robed dancers whirl around the stage to music more than 400 years old as part of the Mevlevi Sema Ceremony. So distinctive, it's on Unesco's protected list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Galata Bridge is Istanbul at its most evocative. Best time to come? Sunset, of course, when the red sky illuminates the hawkers, fishermen and cafés and fruity tobacco shisha starts to fill the air.
