Still known as the City of Pearls, its centuries -
old shopping bazaars offer modern and exotic goods from all over India.
Not exact matches
Bazaar del Mundo, Fiesta de Reyes, the
Old Town Market and many boutique
shops offer a variety of uncommon gifts.
But for those with time constraints, here are the must dos: Visit the Topkapi Palace and the Ottoman Royal Jewels; see the Hagia Sophia, a Roman built cathedral - turned - mosque from 537; feast on Turkey's varied cuisine; go
shopping and get lost in the Grand
Bazaar; visit a Hammam for a serious spa scrub down; ride the second
oldest underground train line and vintage red trams.
Right outside the gates you'll find the lively
Old Bazaar, the perfect place to find souvenirs and watch locals do their
shopping.
Visitors to Skopje can discover Ottoman - era neighbourhoods,
shop in the
old bazaar, or visit the lakeside city of Orchid and its picturesque castle.
You also visit the
Old City of Shanghai, the Chinese enclave that resisted the influences of the foreign concessions in the aftermath of the Opium Wars, and the Yuyuan
Bazaar, a busy
shopping quarter adjacent to the city's
oldest street.