The harem with its eunuchs was a place of great intrigue, luxury and exquisite pleasure, and here in the harem of Topkapi Palace visitors are plunged into a mythical Orient of a thousand and one treasures and as many fantasies. Lattice-work screens filtered the mysteries of a maze-like palace occupied by the sultans of the Ottoman Empire. This sumptuous enclosed palace built from the 14C-19C was a town within a town, and its architectural and decorative riches, still intact today, provide an insight into a history which is as exotic as it is spectacular. You will have to share this unforgettable setting with crowds of awe-struck tourists, all of whom will be keen to visit the unmissable Treasury and its masterpiece: a 250kg solid gold throne encrusted with diamonds and emeralds.