Istanbul Insight Pocket Guide

The 'Insight Pocket Guide' series highlights the very best attractions any major destination has to offer. It also includes up to 20 tailor-made itineraries and excursions, for those visitors new to a location who have limited time to spare.

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This 104-page book offers an expert's guide to Istanbul, with nine itineraries and excursions within the city and beyond. The must-see attractions fitted into the excursions include the Blue Mosque, Aya Sofya, Topkapi Palace, a boat ride along the Bosphorus, and a visit to the New City across the Golden Horn. to the oriental Covered Bazaar. Five shorter itineraries, designed to suit a range of tastes, include bargain-hunting in the Covered Bazaar, and touring the sacred district of Eyup along the Golden Horn. It also includes a chapter detailing Istanbul's history and culture, as well as leisure-time suggestions and a comprehensive information section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus dozens of full-colour photographs and maps, including a detailed pull-out regional map.