Istanbul is more than history and culture, it`s an amalgam of decadent, glamorous, old and new dreams, a mixture of the most interesting and exciting #placestosee and #thingstodo. Among the many and various activities and cruises, visits and coffee breaks and baklavas, you need to spare some time for an afternoon tea, too, at one of the most beautiful hotels in the town: Pera Palace Jumeirah, more specifically at Kubbeli Saloon Tea Lounge. At Pera you will find the same ambiance, but colored with Turkish details and with their peculiar way of being very welcoming. Therefore, the lounge with huge chandeliers and crystal domes, with wooden panels and exquisite, antique furniture, in an Art Nouveau style, blended with an oriental and a neo-classical one, is perfect for a tea and some afternoon little cookies.

The ranges of teas are, obviously, countless, as well as the selection of little sandwiches, the classic dumplings and the delicious pastries accompanied by beneficent teas, everything delights you while the piano is playing suavely, in the low tone of a relaxing afternoon in the lively Istanbul. Indulgent…

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