Your Guide to the 10 Best of Everything in Istanbul. Discover the best of everything the city has to offer with this essential, pocket-sized DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Istanbul with pull-out map. Top 10 lists showcase the best things to do in Istanbul, from the magnifi cent Blue Mosque & Topkapi Palace to the city`s best markets. Eight easy-to-follow itineraries explore the city`s most interesting areas
- from shopping in modern Beyoglu to unmissable sights on a Bosphorus cruise
- while reviews of shops, restaurants & where to stay in Istanbul will help you plan your perfect trip.

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Istanbul in the Eyewitness Top 10 series from Dorling Kindersley is a condensed format guide book featuring dozens of illustrated, top ten lists for the traveller regardless of their disposable budget. To save you time & money a Top 10 Things to Avoid is also included. Top 10 lists are given for things to see & do both in & around town, as well as the top ten features of particular locations or events. Practicalities are not forgotten as Top 10s are also provided for topics such as planning your trip, getting around town & shopping. Accommodation lists provide the ten most recommended places to stay for a range of budgets, whilst restaurant top tens feature as the guide works its way through the location in question. Simple, small street plans illustrate the location of the top ten recommends within their neighbourhoods & basic, fold out maps form the inside covers. An additional pull out feature of the guide suggests ideas on how to spend your day & a phrase section is included which will help the traveller to acclimatise. ...

Istanbul with its outer districts on a large, indexed street plan at 1:10, 000 from Freytag & Berndt with an enlargement of the city’s famous bazaar. The plan provides wider coverage of the city’s northern districts & Üsküdar on the Asian side than found on most other maps. Coverage west of the Golden Horn extends north beyond Eyüp & its famous mosque to the G. Osmanpasa district, & west just beyond the interchange between the Ring Road & the 03 motorway. East of the Golden Horn the plan covers the districts within the Ring Road, extending north-east beyond it & the Bosphorus Bridge. The plan also

Includes:: the Üsküdar district on the Asian side of the city, again extending just beyond the motorway ring. To make the plan clearer, nearly 500 smaller streets & passages are simply annotated with numbers & their names are provided on lists printed over the sea parts of the map. Metro stations are prominently marked but, disappointingly, the tram line joining the old historic part of the city with Beyoglu is not shown. Also marked are ferry routes in all parts of the city. Public buildings, including the Istanbul’s famous sights, are highlighted & named, & symbols indicate numerous mosques & other places of worship, various facilities including car parks, etc. Multilingual map legend

Includes:: English. Extensive street index is on the reverse of the map. Also provided is a detailed enlargement of the Grand Bazaar.



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Istanbul in a series of handy pocket street plans from Freytag & Berndt. Each map is laminated, so waterproof & tear-resistant, & highlights the publishers’ recommendations of five best choices in five categories: shopping, restaurants & cafes, culture, nightlife & sights. On one side is an indexed street plan annotated with colour-coded markers highlighting the publishers’ recommendations, all listed on the reverse of the map with brief notes in several languages. In larger cities the plans cover only the central districts. Also provided are a small road map of the city’s environs, if appropriate a diagram of the metro network, & a Fact Box with phone numbers for tourist offices, car hire & emergency services. Map legend & notes on the recommendations include English. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Istanbul on a laminated, tear-resistant Insight Flexi Map, with a street plan of its central districts, detailed plans of the Topkapi Palace & the Bazaar, a metro diagram, a road map of the Istanbul area, plus extensive tourist information. On one side is a map of the city ...

Istanbul on an Insight Flexi Pocket Map in their new format introduced to provide more convenient access to the special features of this series: various additional maps and/or street plans plus tourist information including a list of must-see sights. The map is tear-resistant, waterproof, & can be written on with non-permanent marker pens. On one side is a street plan showing Istanbul at 1:12, 000. Coverage extends north along the Golden Horn to the Haliç Bridge, north-east to include the Dolmabahçe Place, & across the Bosphorus to Üsküdar. Ferry piers & lines are marked & the tramline linking the sights of the city’s old centre to its modern part is shown with stops. The plan is indexed for streets & points of interest. On the reverse are this title’s additional

Features:- A road map at 1:250, 000 of Istanbul’s environs, including the whole of the Bosphorus & the Princes’ Islands in the Sea of Marmara, indicating ferry connections. The map is indexed for places & points of interest.- 26 main sights, neatly grouped into sections covering Major Sights, Shopping/ Markets/ Nightlife, Other Attractions, Along the Bosphorus, plus Museums & Galleries, are given brief descriptions & are prominently highlighted on the relevant maps.- Information about Getting Around & Facts for Visitors, including tourist information, money, tipping, opening times, telecommunications, plus monthly climate charts. To see the list of other Insight Flexi titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Istanbul in the Pocket Guide series from Insight provides detailed commentary on a collection of itinerary based trips in a handy pocket format. Each guide has an historical & cultural introduction, profiling the growth of the region or city. There is also a large selection of localised & pedestrian friendly tour itineraries designed to take in the major sites, as well as a chapter on excursions to other destinations within easy reach. Further sections detail leisure activities including shopping, eating out, nightlife, festivals & local events with accompanying addresses & contact details where relevant. There is also practical guidance on transport, local services, language & accommodation. Each guide also has a large selection of colour photographs & a pull-out pocket map giving an overview of the region. ...

Istanbul in the Select Guide series offers a more exclusive handy-sized city break guide from the publisher Insight, with a collection of over 100 inspiring ideas for your chic-urban stay, including plenty of secret gems & off-beat haunts designed for informed, experienced travellers & those on a repeat visit but looking for fresh insights. All recommends have been carefully selected by a local writer who knows the city inside out & can sincerely recommend great places to eat, drink, relax & explore. The guide is constructed with an introductory city overview & then an ...

Istanbul in the Smart Guide series from Insight is a streamlined version of travel information, in a concise format arranged in three sections
- Areas, A-Z & Atlas. Areas & districts in & around town are described before the guide moves on to an A-Z detailing of attractions & services, from accommodation to transportation via history & nightlife. The guide has some language tips, a climate chart & an overview of top attractions shown on its fly-leaf. A selective, indexed mini Atlas of a few maps at the back of each guide helps place sites & attractions for the tourist & each guide is illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
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Nova Roma, Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul – this city`s got more names than Liz Taylor & more treasures than El Dorado. A legendary capital of two of the world`s greatest empires, built on seven hills & spanning two continents, Istanbul is rich in history but with rapidly developing mod food & art scenes, plus that pretty situ on the glittering Bosphorus. Can you say Turkish delight? Istanbul in the Luxe city guides series, which are slim & small enough to fit easily in a pocket or handbag. Information is distilled from elite suggestions by city residents, specially selected for their style, knowledge & expertise. Luxe guides aim at the upper end of the market & subjectively edit to choose the very best recommendations for shopping, restaurants, leisure options & nightlife. Half day shopping & activity itineraries are suggested for you to mix & match your visit to suit your timetable. When folded close the cardboard guide slots into its own protective plastic frame. Vanity Fair magazine calls them “delightful, de-lovely, & deluxe”, & that’s just what they are. ...