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BEYOĞLU MEANS ‘OPPOSITE SHORE’ AND IS DERIVED FROM ITS OLD
GREEK NAME PERA (ΠΈΡΑ). SEPARATED FROM OLD ISTANBUL THAT IS
SURROUNDED BY WALLS WITH HALIC, AND WHICH HAD HOSTED FRENCH,
BRITISH, DUTCH, VENETIAN, RUSSIAN, SWISS, SPANISH, PRUSSIAN AND
NEAPOLITAN DIPLOMATS THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY, THIS MYSTERIOUS
AREA IS STILL FULL OF SECRETS. RIXOS PERA, IS INVITING US TO BE A PART
OF THOSE SECRETS IN ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES OF BEYOĞLU.
BEYOĞLU, YUNANCA’DAN GELEN ESKİ ADIYLA PERA (ΠΈΡΑ) “KARŞI YAKA”,
“ÖTE” ANLAMINA GELİYOR. SURLARLA ÇEVRİLİ ESKİ İSTANBUL’DAN
HALİÇ’LE AYRILAN; TARİHİN TOZLU SAYFALARINDA FRANSIZ, İNGİLİZ,
HOLLANDA, VENEDİK, RUSYA, İSVEÇ, İSPANYA, PRUSYA VE NAPOLİLİ
DİPLOMATLARA EV SAHİPLİĞİ YAPAN BU GİZEMLİ BÖLGE HALA SIRLARLA
DOLU. RIXOS PERA DA BEYOĞLU’NUN EN GÜZEL YERLERİNDEN BİRİNDE BİZİ
BU SIRLARA ORTAK OLMAYA DAVET EDİYOR.
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RIXOS PERA CHAPELLE RESTAURANT
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