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☆ Turkish foods: 23 delicious dishes
▼ + stars: | 2020-04-09 | by ( Lisa Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

SaksukaA traditional Turkish side dish, saksuka consists of eggplant, zucchinis, garlic, tomatoes and chili. ShutterstockTurkish cuisine incorporates a huge range of vegetable dishes known as zeytinyagli yemegi – foods cooked in olive oil. ShutterstockKisir is a salad made from fine bulgur wheat, tomatoes, garlic, parsley and mint. Hamsili pilavHamsili pilav -- an oven baked rice dish with a layer of fresh anchovies on top. GozlemeThis traditional Turkish pastry is often stuffed with salty white cheese, minced beef or spinach.

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☆ World’s most beautiful castles
▼ + stars: | 2019-08-07 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

As the UK crowns a new monarch, we’re exploring all things royal, from castles to grand tours. “Castles are places were plots were hatched, marriages were consummated, murders carried out, royal babies born, and so on. With castles, you are never short of fascinating things to talk about.”Read on to find out more about 21 of the world’s most beautiful castles, fortified homes that are both a feast for the eyes and a time trip back to the bygone age during which they were created. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket/LightRocket via Getty ImagesThis classic medieval castle towers above the island of Rhodes in the Aegean Sea. The castle’s vivid red-and-yellow color pattern – and its flashy clock tower – endow Pena with a much more playful air than the somber castles found elsewhere in Europe.

☆ Patmos: The Greek island where the end of the world began
▼ + stars: | 2018-09-17 | by ( John Malathronas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —The island of Patmos, sitting under perfect blue skies in the eastern reaches of the Aegean sea, may look like a typical vacation destination in Greece, but it isn’t. ‘Sacred island’The island is dominated by the fortress-like Monastery of St. John. John MalathronasChristos Patakos, manager of Patmos Aktis, the only five-star hotel on the island, shook his head. “There’s a general feeling, especially among the regulars and those who own houses on Patmos, that the island must be ‘protected’ from mass tourism. Patmos Aktis Suites & Spa, Patmos 855 00; +30 2247 032800Monastery of St. John the Theologian, Patmos 855 00; +30 2247 031223

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