Prince’s Islands in the Sea of Marmara right at the mouth of the Bosphorus have been used through the ages as a hunting ground for Byzantine royalty, a prison or place of exile for those who met with the emperor’s displeasure, a refuge for Orthodox and Armenian monks […]
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BE PREPARED FOR 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS OF SHOPPING MADNESS DURING THE ISTANBUL SHOPPING FEST, MARCH 18 TO APRIL 26! The idea of an Istanbul Shopping Fest aimed at turning Istanbul into a shopping and entertainment center in the region is not new. This is a […]
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Thanks to its variable climate, Istanbul can be visited in all four seasons. Those who wish to learn to know the city well will not be deterred from their excursions by bad or unpleasant weather. As a general rule there are no extremes of heat or cold […]
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Istanbul is packed with curious sights, people, and situations. Those at the ends of dark passageways or in forgotten corners you’ll certainly find for yourself. As for the “big” sights well, the city seems as though it was designed for sightseeing. Spend your first few days in […]
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Istanbul’s international Atatürk Airport is around 25km (15 miles) west of the city centre in Yeşilköy. The compact international terminal (Dış Hatlar) has several shops, restaurants, bars, a massage parlour, post office, 24-hour banking, exchange bureaux, car hire, a tourist office and hotel reservation desk. From landing […]
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Semistra seems to be the name of the first settlement of people on the Golden Horn some time during the first millennium B.C. This was at the head of the Horn where the two streams, Cydaris (Ali Bey Suyu) and Barbysus (Kâğıthane Suyu), come together. In the ninth […]
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Rumelihisarı (Fortress), located in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul, Turkey, on a hill at the European side of the Bosphorus. It gives the name of the quarter around it. It was built by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II between 1451 and 1452, before he conquered Constantinople. The […]
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The Beylerbeyi Palace meaning “Lord of Lords”) is located in the Beylerbeyi neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey at the Asian side of the Bosphorus. An Imperial Ottoman summer residence built in the 1860s, it is now situated immediately north of the 1973 Bosphorus Bridge. During the second half […]
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The Bosphorus Bridge, is one of two suspension bridges spanning the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey; thus connecting Europe and Asia. The bridge is located between Ortaköy (on the European side) and Beylerbeyi (on the Asian side). It is a gravity anchored suspension bridge with steel towers […]
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Famous for its sunset views of Istanbul and Bosphorus, Çamlıca Hill offers a uniquely pleasant retreat with its fresh air and the pavilions. In many poems and works of literature, Istanbul is known for its seven hills, Çamlıca is the tallest of the seven. Camlica Hill, which […]
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The big tip is to try and go completely private. Many of the large tour companies offer private tour and they are going to charge a significant amount of money for the tour guide. However, many locations offer self-guided tours and therefore you have the ability to supply your own tour guide. Easily Book your guided private Ephesus tours, to see all the treasures of Ephesus Turkey. It's often said that Turkey has more ancient cities and classical ruins than does Greece. Well, it's true, and the Aegean coast holds a great number of sites, including Ephesus, the grandest and best-preserved of them all.
