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Safranbolu
Listed for eternal preservation by Unesco in 1994, Safranbolu (
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is Turkey's
prime example of an Ottoman town brought back to life. Domestic tourists descend here,
full of sentiment, to stay in half-timbered houses that seem torn from the pages of a chil-
dren's storybook. Sweets and saffron vendors line the cobblestone alleyways, and artisans
ply their centuries-old trades beneath medieval mosques. When the summer storms light up
the night sky, the fantasy is complete.
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