Istanbul (eyewitness Travel Guides)

E-Book Overview

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Istanbul will lead you straight to the best attractions Istanbul has to offer. Packed with detailed maps, beautiful cutaways, and floor plans of all of Istanbul's major sights, this guide explores every facet that makes Istanbul dynamic, from the unique mix of Muslim and Christian history to the sprawling architecture of the Topkapi Palace to the lively Istanbul nightlife and festival culture. This fully updated and expanded guide provides comprehensive guidance on the best things to do in Istanbul, such as exploring the Beylglu district for buzzing arts, culture and nightlife, market shopping for top fashion labels, and discovering the Hagia Sophia and all the highlights of the Istanbul metropolis. With dozens of reviews for hotels, recommendations for restaurants and hippest places for entertainment, tips for haggling and shopping, as well as a new pullout map with detailed sheet maps and useful transportation information, the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Istanbul provides all the insider tips a traveler in Istanbul needs. Don't miss a thing on your vacation with the DK Eyewitness Travel guidebook to Istanbul. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: Packed with photographs, illustrations, and maps Cutaways and floor plans of all the major sights 3D aerial views of the city's most interesting districts Huge selection of hotels, restaurants, stores, and entertainment venues Specially devised walking tours, special events info Now includes a new durable, oversized pullout map with useful transportation information, a distance chart, a street and sight index, and practical information for getting around the city.

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E-Book Information

• Series: Eyewitness Travel Guides

• Year: 2,011

• Edition: Pap/Map Re

• Pages: 281

• Pages In File: 281

• Language: English

• Topic: 35

• Issue: 2011 12 30

• Identifier: 0756669693,9780756669690

• Issn: 1542-1554

• Ddc: 915

• Paginated: 1

• Org File Size: 58,660,323

• Extension: pdf

• Tags: Библиотека Досуг Путешествия и туризм Путеводители Dorling Kindersley

• Toc: CONTENTS......Page 5 HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE......Page 7 INTRODUCING ISTANBUL......Page 10 ISTANBUL AREA BY AREA......Page 50 BEYOND ISTANBUL......Page 136 TRAVELLERS NEEDS......Page 180 FOUR GREAT DAYS IN ISTANBUL......Page 11 THE HISTORY OF ISTANBUL......Page 20 ISTANBUL AT A GLANCE......Page 36 ISTANBUL THROUGH THE YEAR......Page 45 SERAGLIO POINT......Page 52 SULTANAHMET......Page 70 THE BAZAAR QUARTER......Page 86 BEYOGLU......Page 102 GREATER ISTANBUL......Page 110 THE BOSPHORUS......Page 138 EXCURSIONS FROM ISTANBUL......Page 152 THREE GUIDED WALKS......Page 173 WHERE TO STAY......Page 181 RESTAURANTS, CAFÉS AND BARS....