Istanbul Travel Guide and Istanbul Airport and Port transfer bookings |
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Istanbul is a city of wonders far exceeding what words can tell! A spectacular city divided into two continents by the Bosphorus.
A world metropolis ... Istanbul.
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ISTANBUL MUSEUMS
Archeological
Chora
Islamic arts
Underground cistern
Mosaic museum
ISTANBUL MONUMENTS
Aghia Sophia
Hippodrome
Land Walls
Rumeli Hissari
ISTANBUL PALACES
Top Kapi
Bleylerbeyi Palace
Ciragan Palace
Kucuksu Palace
Yildiz Palace
ISTANBUL MOSQUES
Blue Mosque
Suleymanive
Fatih Mosque
ISTANBUL TOWERS
Bevazit Tower
Galata Tower
Clock Tower
ISTANBUL SUPURBS
Camlica Hill
The Princes islands
Uskudar
The best times of year to visit Istanbul are from April to June and September to October, roughly the months of spring and autumn respectively. During these months, temperatures are in the consistently mild and the humidity is not too bad, plus it is less crowded as in the summer months. The winter months from November to February have the highest rainfall. |
Don't miss!
1.Topkapi Palace: Home (and Harem) of the sultans
2.Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia): Changed the course of Western architecture; greatest church in Christendom for 1000 years
3.Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque: Islam's elegant answer to Ayasofya, with six minarets and blue interior tiles
4.Byzantine Hippodrome: the political and recreational heart of Byzantine Constantinople and Ottoman Istanbul
5.Turkish & Islamic Arts Museum: Facing the Blue Mosque on the Hippodrome, a treasure-house of 1000 years of fine art
6.Sunken Palace Cistern (Yerebatan Saray): An eerie subterranean "sunken palace" of 336 marble columns, which could hold 80,000 cubic feet of water in case of drought or siege
7.Grand Bazaar: The ultimate medieval "shopping center," with 4000 shops, fun whether you buy or just browse
8.Egyptian (Spice) Market: Food, spices, coffee snacks and some touristy stuff
9.Beyoglu: The romance of 19th-century Istanbul
10.Dolmabahce Palace: The sultan's sumptuous new (1856) European-style palace on the Bosphorus
11.Bosphorus Cruise: The perfect half-day Istanbul excursion, up toward the Black sea past castles, palaces and Ottoman-Victorian villages
12.Prince’s Islands: Islands of various proportions in the southeast of Istanbul adorn Istanbul like a necklace. These islands have become very popular recreational places for Istanbul residents throughout the centuries. Additionally, escaping to the islands with Victorian-era towns is a unique trip to the past free of motor vehicles with plenty historical interest.
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