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1 week ago | nationalgeographic.com | Pat Riddell |Berkok Yüksel

This article was adapted from National Geographic Traveller (UK)In a city dominated by independent hotels, Porto offers a plethora of unique and interesting boutique places to stay. From converted warehouses and 19th-century palaces to properties in and around the famous wine district, you’re never far from a sense of history and occasion in Portugal’s second city.

Nov 20, 2024 | nationalgeographic.com | Berkok Yüksel

This article was produced byNational Geographic Traveller(UK). It’s my final day in Laax, and I’m standing at the edge of the world’s biggest half-pipe. The Beast, as it’s aptly named, stretches for 200 metres and is seven metres deep — a daunting sight for many, and certainly for this intermediate skier venturing into my first half-pipe. Snowboarders effortlessly slalom past me, defying gravity with each jump, landing with finesse on the compacted snow with a mischievous grin on their faces.

Aug 11, 2024 | nationalgeographic.com | Berkok Yüksel |Jessica Lee |Alex Crevar |Daniel Stables

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). 1. Hike Cappadocia’s cave citiesThis region in central Turkey is an upside-down world: there are as many as 60 subterranean cities, while its terrestrial landscape resembles the interior of a cave system, covered in stalagmite-like rock pillars known as ‘fairy chimneys’. They’re caused by wind erosion but are named for the folkloric belief that they were created by the djinns (genies) who live beneath the ground.

Aug 11, 2024 | nationalgeographic.com | Berkok Yüksel |Jessica Lee |Alex Crevar |Daniel Stables

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). 1. Hike Cappadocia’s cave citiesThis region in central Turkey is an upside-down world: there are as many as 60 subterranean cities, while its terrestrial landscape resembles the interior of a cave system, covered in stalagmite-like rock pillars known as ‘fairy chimneys’. They’re caused by wind erosion but are named for the folkloric belief that they were created by the djinns (genies) who live beneath the ground.

Aug 6, 2024 | nationalgeographic.com | Berkok Yüksel

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). “Do you think people will actually come all the way here?” This was the question Seray Kumbasar and her husband, chef Ozan Kumbasar, were asking each other six years ago. It was the day before opening night, and they stood under the towering pine tree in Vino Locale’s garden questioning their decision to open a restaurant in Urla. Today, it holds both a Michelin star and a Michelin green star and is fully booked months ahead.