Istanbul is one of Europe's largest cities, and is located in the Marmara region in the northwest of Turkey.
It is the only city that is found partly in Europe and partly in Asia, as it straddles the Bosphorus strait, which connects the Marmara Sea and the Black Sea, dividing Europe and Asia.
This ancient city has a cultural heritage of enormous richness, which is reflected in its architecture and historical buildings including mosques, castles, churches, palaces, synagogues and towers. Its origins go back to ancient Greek times, and the city was the capital of the late Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire. One of the most popular attractions of this mythical city is the majestic Sultanahmet mosque with its thousands of tiles; its six minarets are unique in the world. Another important building is Santa Sofia, which was built as a church but is now a museum on Constantine and Ottoman history.
One special and surprising place is the city's cisterns, underground water deposits supported by ornate columns, a mysterious place, watched over by carvings of the Medusa. Visit Istanbul and enjoy some exotic holidays!
Hotels on offer Istanbul
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Barin
Reviews : 3.35 / 5
This modern city hotel is located in Istanbul. Several shopping areas with shops, boutiques, bars as well as restaurants surround the hotel. The town centre is within walking distance and takes only half an hour to reach. From there, guests will be able to enjoy further entertainment venues.
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Santa Sophia Special Hotel
Reviews : 3.46 / 5
Sultanahmet district is a quite central place, it's heart of old city center. The Blue Mosque, the church of Saint Sophia, Topkap¹ Palace, Basilica (Yerebatan) Cistern, Grand Bazaar, the Mosque of Sokulu Mehmet Pasha, Archeological Museum, The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Handicrafts are within the distance of few minutes by walking.
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Erbil
Reviews : 3.77 / 5
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Charming Vezir
The hotel is located in the Sultanahmet area, which is in the heart of Istanbul's old city. The hotel is within walking distance of Ottoman and Byzantine relics such as the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace and the underground cistern. Atatürk International Airport and Sabiha Gökçen International Airport are approximately 17 km and 60 km from the hotel, respectively.
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Aziyade Hotel
Reviews : 4.03 / 5
Ideally located in the old city centre, the hotel is within walking distance from the legendary monuments such as the Hippodrome, Haghia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace and the Grand Bazaar. Further shops, restaurants, bars, nightclubs and public transport are within a 10-minute walk while Istanbul Airport lies around 18 km away.
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Blackbird
Reviews : 2.67 / 5
This hotel is located in the Turkish city of Istanbul, only around 50 m from the city centre where bars, restaurants and shopping opportunities as well as a bus stop are to be found. Istanbul airport is around 16 km away. The city's sightseeing attractions such as the large bazaar, Topkapi Palace or the Egyptian market, are within around a 10-minute drive.
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Grand Anka
Reviews : 3.57 / 5
The hotel is located at the heart of Istanbul's old town in Findikzade just a few minutes walk from a selection of the city's top sights at a distance of 2 km to Sultanahmet, 1,5 km to Taksim and 10 km to Airport. It is ideally situated for access to a range of entertainment venues, taking the tram in front of the hotel.
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Yigitalp
Reviews : 4.40 / 5
This hotel is located at the heart of the enthralling old town, just a short distance from a wide selection of tourist sights including the bazaar, the Suleiman mosque, the Blue mosque, the famous Hagia Sophia and the Topaki palace as well as countless shopping and entertainment venues. Transfer to Istanbul airport takes about 1 hour.
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Green Anka
Reviews : 3.67 / 5
Further information about this hotel will be available shortly
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Barcelo Eresin Topkapi
Reviews : 4.07 / 5
This attractive hotel is conveniently located in the old city of Istanbul overlooking the walls that protected the ancient town in Byzantine times. Thanks to the modern tram that stops next to the hotel, the main historical landmarks of Sultanahmet: Saint Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace and Grand Bazaar are just 10 minutes away. The International Airport Atatürk and the CNR Exhibition Fair are only 10 km away.
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Our travellers’ opinions on Istanbul
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Istanbul
by mvinsacA mixture of Europe and Asia. It's the perfect place for a long weekend break. Service is excellent, food is also very tasty and cheap, culture is unique (Topkapi Palace, Mosques, Galata Tower, ...), you can shop until they've sold you everything (careful!), people are really friendly and the city is quite safe to go out at night�
- Published 02/04/2009
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Gastronomía turca en Estambul
by DiPara los amantes de la gastronomía y todos aquellos a los que les gusta disfrutar de la comida típica del lugar al que viajan, Estambul es una gran oportunidad para conocer la gastronomía turca a muy buen precio. Casi todos sus platos tienen un valor especial debido a su situación geográfica, teniendo una parte asiática y otra europea. Entre sus especialidades está el popular Döner Kebab, la Midye Tava que es un plato de mejillones rellenos de arroz, la Mercimek que es una especie de sopa de lentejas rojas, y acabar la comida con uno de sus deliciosos tés. Desde luego, el mejor lugar para degustar una típica comida turca es en cualquiera de los múltiples meyhanes y disfrutar al aire libre, además en mucho hay actuaciones en directo�
- Published 28/04/2009
Things to do
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The Iznik Foundation
by Alex- Typical Products / Food
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The Arasta Bazaar
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The Grand Bazaar
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The Haci Abdullah
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Doga Balik
by Alex- Restaurants
4.20
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Amazingly clean polite staff very attentive when requests made they were fulfilled very quickly