“Pera” of the Greeks by Io Tsokona

As cliché as it may sound, I cannot avoid the temptation to say the obvious: The City (Istanbul) is beautiful, Beyoglu is beautiful. (it was known as Pera meaning “Beyond” in Greek). Heavy and weightless is the burden they carry. For centuries, dithyrambs have been written, are being written and will be written about the beauty of the City, of its nobility and magnificence.