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Turkey: Istanbul It is impossible to approach Istanbul without seeing the beauty and the wonder. Whether you pass rapidly down the Bosphorus, between banks crowned with towers and houses and mosques, that stretch away hither and thither to distant hills, now bleak, now crowned with dark cypress groves; or up from the Sea of Marmora, watching the dome of S. Sophia that glitters above the closely packed houses, till you turn the point which brings you to the Golden Horn, crowded with shipping and bright with the flags of many nations; or even if you come overland by the sandy wastes along the shore, looking across the deep blue of the sea to the islands and the snowcrowned mountains of Asia, till you break through the crumbling wall within sight of the Golden Gate, and find yourself at a step deep in the relics of the middle ages; you cannot fail to wonder at the splendour of the view which meets your eyes. Sea, sunlight, the quaint houses that stand close upon the water's edge, the white palaces, the crowded quays, and the crowning glory of the Eastern domes and the mediæval walls -- these are the elements that combine to impress, and the impression is never lost. Byzantium Was A World Population: 10.034.830 (2006) Altitude: 100 m. Airport: Atattirk Airport 23 KIn. from city centre. Min/max temperatures in centigrade: Jan 3/9; Feb 2/9; Mar 3/11; Apr 7/16; May 12/ 21; Jun 16/26; Jul18/29; Aug 20/29; Sep 16/25; Oct 12/21; Nov 8/15; Dec 5/11. City transport: taxi, car rental, buses, minibus. Sights and local attractions: Topkapi Palace, St. Sophia Museum, the Underground Cistern, Archaeological Museum St. Irene Museum, Mosaic Museum, Kariye Museum, Dolrnabahce Palace, Blue Mosque, Bosphorus Bridge, covered bazaar. Sightseeing Tours and Excursion: 1. The Treasures of Topkapi Palace and the Bazaar (half day) Topkapi Palace Museum, the great palace of the Sultans, the unique Grant Covered Bazaar. 2. Two Continents (half day - daily) Cross the Bosphorus, visit the Camlica Hill on the Asian side, Beylerbeyi Palace, return to the European side by bus via the Bosphorus Bridge. 3. Highlights of lstanbul (half day - daily) Siileymaniye Mosque, Blue Mosque, Roman Hippodrome, St. Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Grand Covered Bazaar (including lunch). 4. Istanbul by night (every evening) Dinner, floorshow and belly dancing. Hotels in Istanbul Marmara Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Taksim District Pera Palas Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Taksim District Barcelo Eresin Topkapi Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Old City District Legend Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Sultanahmet Area Vardar Palace Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Taksim District Star Holiday Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Sultanahmet Area Eresin Taxim Hotel BW Istanbul, City Centre / Taksim District Zeynep Sultan Boutique Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / St Sophia Ilkay Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Old City District Olimpiyat Hotel Istanbul, City Viva Mosaic Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Taksim District Albion Hotel Sultanahmet, City Centre / Sultanahmet Area Sumengen Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Sultanahmet Area Nazar Hotel Istanbul, City Sokullu Pasa Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Blue Mosque (Area) Erboy Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Old City District Ipek Palas Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Sultanahmet Area Color Hotel Istanbul, Outer City Grand Anka Hotel Istanbul, Findikzade Seres Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Sultanahmet Area Royal Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Laleli Yigitalp Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Old City District Best Western Amber Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Sultanahmet Area Blackbird Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Laleli Armada Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Old City Romance Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Old City Mina Hotel Istanbul, City Historia Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Sultanahmet Area LaresPark Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Taksim District Artefes Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Sultanahmet Area Galata Antique Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Taksim District Best Western Empire Palace Istanbul, City Centre / Old City District Yasmak Sultan Hotel Istanbul, Old City Tash Konak Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Sultanahmet Area Marmara Pera Hotel Istanbul, Beyoglu District Ramada Plaza Hotel Istanbul, Taksim Square Nena Hotel Istanbul, City Eresin Crown Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Sultanahmet Area Inter Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Old City District Best Western Obelisk Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Sultanahmet Area Orsep Royal Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Sultanahmet Area Askoc Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Sultanahmet Area Feronya Hotel Istanbul, Taksim Park Madison Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Taksim District Orient Express Hotel Istanbul, Old City Surmeli Hotel Istanbul, Centre Barcelo Saray Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / The Grand Bazaar Conrad Hotel Istanbul, City Centre Best Western The President Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / The Grand Bazaar Hyatt Regency Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Old City District Richmond Hotel Istanbul, Old City Best Western Historical Acropol Hotel Istanbul, City Centre / Sultanahmet Area Turkey Travel Guide Home