Monthly Archives: August 2017
When was Istanbul settled
Istanbul daily tours - The earliest-known settlement in the area now known as Istanbul, was probably founded around 1000 BC. It` name was Semistra. It was followed by a small fishing village, called Lygos....
Central Market Hall Sofia Walking Tour
These market places were called “charshiya”. The land on which Sofia Market Hall is located today was the charshiya of the monastery of St. John of Rila. For this reason, the terrain where today...
Byzantine calendar
After the adoption of Christianity, the Byzantine calendar “since the creation of the world” was implemented. As is known, that calendar sets the Beginning - the creation of the world, and the Ending -...
