https://thelevantshop.com/blogs/for-aficionados/what-is-the-levant 2024-03-14T23:56:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0773/5935/0053/articles/Mehmedsaidefendi-1.jpg?v=1689623879 What is the Levant? Ottoman Ambassador Mehmet Said Efendi and his Retinue. Painting by Georg Englehard Schröder, 1733 https://thelevantshop.com/blogs/for-aficionados/agatha-and-archaeology 2023-08-09T07:57:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0773/5935/0053/articles/agathaandhusband_702cbf10-5bc1-4f1a-87cc-84eff7a60a78.jpg?v=1691112360 Agatha and Archaeology Agatha Christie and her husband, archaeologist Max Mallowan. https://thelevantshop.com/blogs/postcards-from-the-levant/the-sporting-club 2023-08-18T12:54:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0773/5935/0053/articles/BBa_AF7dVJ_1pVYNKdLsxgwSGS7onHjcooyPP7A3hYSn0b6O5BaOv3-B-g7RYtseEnSBrRqOyAWbOGwu8p21oM3NT46kr5hKQTvDpE9ZFoX6-Yp93wK5I7lUHmJE8GCkOqff5Nq4-4B8n0_ZZT0AoIQ.png?v=1692377645 The Sporting Club The Sporting Club in Beirut, established 1953. https://thelevantshop.com/blogs/postcards-from-the-levant/puttin-on-the-ritz-at-the-palmyra-hotel 2024-04-28T11:09:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0773/5935/0053/articles/xe14kQty8VB7iM3rcNuDWKSQAgiUcz6Px-N1Y4s4mvFvqdda_VsQhZKpnWoZ3c4rxm3jr86o0eoyMjnvB6eFjDwM8Iby87hkG3Tw2ZFssQoRCQ1HVgToXo-_sJ5VzBaRs8NMq9l8-P3J5CaeCI6Qc_U.jpg?v=1691252183 “Puttin’ on the Ritz” at the Palmyra Hotel Entrance hall a the Hotel Palmyra, Baalbek, Lebanon. https://thelevantshop.com/blogs/characters/roxelana-the-woman-who-broke-precedent-and-protocol 2024-12-08T11:50:36-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0773/5935/0053/articles/HxtKRMduTnolGSXERhJ86VaEi509C-TL2nbfMbnoIzcMmSvpbdspjl9-5xFmdjvK7LB40s7EpwvfBJ055pCVtSaNuy2fd3gisvRnILn6kRB1ic4TKMhBW_KjsfonEIAnHn8ssYkl__Fu8qv_WC0DGVA.png?v=1690246430 Roxelana: The Woman Who Broke Precedent and Protocol Roxelana in Ottoman finery. Painted by an apprentice of Titian, late 16th century. https://thelevantshop.com/blogs/sofreh/yogurt-the-levant-s-elixir-of-life 2023-11-21T13:27:18-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0773/5935/0053/articles/cM9KwRS4CU6iwRIxqWkTbX_OoiZabnNmMwYVwWiyz9UBPlYIlPCRXuKrWuBpd0g8YdSk2v265QFVraHiSGyRfmq6h--kfCjExV_ymPIrJSDJdVVsrOkxWZxziIafXTr8d7SLBH3Mynv42_SgRsgzuQ4.jpg?v=1690476512 Yogurt: The Levant’s ‘Elixir of Life’ https://thelevantshop.com/blogs/sofreh/the-fig-a-potent-fruit-of-the-ancient-levant 2023-08-07T18:25:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0773/5935/0053/articles/VaaDfOjoQatDotuM_HMX6C7P3eNznhTQJRtTaF7Z0yQDZ2bEExTBRzUKbFaGIFFNsT364OgtXCf-z-R-knEiG6RCbuY1-FnevCTawUCFnI0AKX6jYITQj5oHOt-vOb-YQlmVpUQ-LO-N4Q2diGcnxM4.jpg?v=1690257169 The Fig: A Potent Fruit of the Ancient Levant https://thelevantshop.com/blogs/sofreh/kabak-tatlisi-an-autumnal-classic-from-turkish-cuisine 2023-11-21T14:05:56-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0773/5935/0053/articles/LEVANT_Kabak_Tatlisi_Lotus_Dessert_Plate.jpg?v=1700591717 An Autumnal Classic from Turkish Cuisine Kabak Tatlisi, seen here on the Lotus dessert plate, with the Palmyra Sky tablecloth and napkin set. https://thelevantshop.com/blogs/characters/mica-ertegun-a-levant-icon-of-eastern-elegance-1926-2023 2024-03-12T21:57:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0773/5935/0053/articles/Mica_Ertegun_Horst.jpg?v=1703271443 Mica Ertegün: A LEVANT Icon of Eastern Elegance (1926-2023) https://thelevantshop.com/blogs/for-aficionados/the-art-of-tarq 2024-04-28T11:06:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0773/5935/0053/articles/artoftarq.jpg?v=1710295268 The Art of Tarq' 'A Turkish Woman Embroiders with Golden Threads', Angelica Kauffman, 1773. https://thelevantshop.com/blogs/for-aficionados/from-imitation-to-innovation 2024-05-17T17:52:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0773/5935/0053/articles/2C6GR17.jpg?v=1710461900 Iznik: From Imitation to Innovation Panel of ceramic wall tiles depicting a garden with tulips, trees, flowers and foliage from Topkapi Palace. Lithograph from Alexandre Raymond’s 'Faience Decorative de la Vieille Turquie', 1927. https://thelevantshop.com/blogs/for-aficionados/the-austere-beauty-of-nishapur-ceramics 2024-03-15T13:06:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0773/5935/0053/articles/DT225347.jpg?v=1710358902 The Austere Beauty of Nishapur Ceramics A 10th century Nishapur plate, with Kufic calligraphy inscription. https://thelevantshop.com/blogs/postcards-from-the-levant/levant-s-secrets-to-istanbul-s-covered-bazaar 2024-03-19T11:23:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0773/5935/0053/articles/the-levant-shop-bazaar-main.jpg?v=1710473049 LEVANT’S Guide to Istanbul’s Covered Bazaar LEVANT's favorite upstairs han of the Kapali Çarsi, Istanbul. https://thelevantshop.com/blogs/for-aficionados/from-mesopotamia-to-murano 2024-04-28T11:06:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0773/5935/0053/articles/glass-main-2.jpg?v=1710522363 Mesopotamia to Murano https://thelevantshop.com/blogs/postcards-from-the-levant/from-tehran-to-shiraz-a-road-trip-along-iran-s-ancient-silk-road 2024-07-15T14:30:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0773/5935/0053/articles/The-levant-shop-kashan-iran-giada-mariani.jpg?v=1721067341 A Road Trip along Iran’s Ancient Silk Road https://thelevantshop.com/blogs/for-aficionados/mica-eretgun-the-collection-at-christie-1 2024-12-08T12:37:56-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0773/5935/0053/articles/ahmet-mica-ertegun112-lo-res-6671b250e4eb0.jpg?v=1733676001 Mica's Private Collection at Christie's Interior designer Mica Ertegün at home in Bodrum. https://thelevantshop.com/blogs/postcards-from-the-levant/an-ancient-history-lovers-guide-to-the-turkish-coast 2025-08-20T14:22:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0773/5935/0053/articles/IMG_4224_025556ca-190b-44a4-ba22-9c847937c882.jpg?v=1755714135 An Ancient History Lover's Guide to the Turkish Coast