Istanbul Tour

istanbul tour – turkey tour For almost a thousand years istanbul tour – turkey tour  Constantinople was the richestcity in Christendom. It radiated outfrom three great buildings: thechurch of Haghia Sophia (see pp72–5), the Hippodrome (see p80) andthe Great Palace (see pp82–3).The city also had a great manyother fine churches and palaces, istanbul tour – turkey tour  filled [...]

THE BYZANTINES AT WAR ( istanbul tour ) The Byzantine Empire neveragain attained the splendourof the reign of Justinian, butthroughout the first millen-nium it remained rich andpowerful. ( istanbul tour ) During the early Middle Ages, Constantinople was an oasis of learning, law,art and culture at a time when Europe was plunged into adark age of ignorance and illiteracy. ( istanbul tour )Considering [...]

CONSTANTINE THE GREAT In AD 324, after defeating his co-emperor Licinius, Constantine theGreat (324–37) became sole ruler of the Roman Empire. One of his greatest achievements was to move the capital of the empire from Rome to Byzantium. Initially, Constantine preferred the site of Troy T T (see p171) for hiscapital, but was per-suaded by advisers that Byzantium held a superi-or position for both [...]

THE HISTORY OF ISTANBUL Istanbul was founded in the ( istanbul tour ) 7th century BC on a naturally defensive site from which trade along the Bosphorus could becontrolled. For 16 centuries it was a great imperial capital, first of the Byzantine Empire and then of the Ottoman sultans( istanbul tour ). Some know ledge of the histories of these two civilizations helps the visitor to appreciate the magnificent [...]

Central Istanbul This guide dividescentral Istanbul ( istanbul tour ) intofour distinct areas, eachwith its own chapter. Three areas lie on thesouthern side of the Golden Horn. Seraglio Point is a raised promon-tory on which stands thesumptuous Topkap? Palace.  ( istanbul tour ) Two architectural Tmasterpieces, Haghia Sophia and the BlueMosque, dominate the area of Sultanahmet.The pace of life is [...]

Afternoon Head back to Istanbul afterlunch and hop on a boatbound for the island of Büyükada, one of the ninethat make up the Princes ’ Islands (see p159) 9 9 . It is aone-and-a-half hour trip fromthe docks at Eminönü, sothere is plenty of time toadmire the view as Istanbulrecedes on the horizon. Once you have landed, strollaround the main square ofSaat Meydani or take ahorse-drawn carriage ridearound [...]

SHOPPING AND SEA FOOD ( istanbul tour ) • Refresh your senses in theSpice Bazaar • Shop for antiques in Çukurcuma • Haggle in the Grand Bazaar • Enjoy the buzz onNevizade Sokak TWO ADULTS allow US$105 ( istanbul tour ) ( istanbul tour ) Morning The Spice Bazaar (see p88) is a riot of colour, stalls andsmells, where you can buyany number of exotic foodstuffs, including hand-made Turkish delight [...]

Istanbul tour is a frenetic city with a wealth of culture,history and nightlife. ( istanbul tour ) Splitin two by the BosphorousStrait, it is the only city inthe world to straddle twocontinents, istanbul tour Europe and Asia,and thus has two contrastingatmospheres. ( istanbul tour ) These itin eraries are designed to give you aflavour of the city as a whole.All the sights are cross-referenced to the [...]

The map below ( istanbul tour ) shows the four central areas of istanbul that contain many of the sights in this guide.  ( istanbul tour ) Other sights are cpvered in chapters on greater istanbul and Excursios from Istanbul.  ( istanbul tour ) Each of the main sightseeing areas has been colour-coded for easy reference. Use the thumb tabs on the top of the pages to guide you directly to the area [...]