Istanbul in the Thomas Cook Pocket Guide series; comprising a range of handy, pocket-sized guides covering a comprehensive range of international cities & regions. Each of the guides in the series identifies the destination’s most entertaining highlights & principal attractions, helping visitors decide what to do in a limited time. The guides are aimed at those planning city or resort-based breaks & often cover unusual destinations that are not available from other publishers. Thomas Cook’s Pocket Guides are arranged thematically & are designed to help readers use them easily on the move. In the city guides, an introductory section profiles the destination, with background information on when to go, history, lifestyle & culture. A ‘ Making the Most of…’ section explores the city, with individual sections on shopping, eating & drinking, entertainment & nightlife, sport & relaxation, accommodation, suggested itineraries, principal sites of interest & advice on arrival. Further sections detail the various regions & neighbourhoods of the city in addition to recommendations for the best out of town trips. In the regional & resort-based titles, a Resorts section explores the range of possible options, with details of the nearest beaches, prices, locations & things to see & do. There is also a chapter dedicated to excursions away from the resort, with recommendations of principal attractions in the region. A Lifestyle chapter details useful information on food & drink, shopping, activities for children, sports & activities & festivals & events.A Practical Information section provides a directory of useful guidance, tailored to both the city & regional destinations. The city guides include information on getting there, entry requirements, money, health, safety & crime, opening hours, toilets, children, communication, electricity, travellers with disabilities, Tourist Information centres, background reading, emergency medical services, police & embassies & consulates. The resort-based titles also include information on beaches, customs, getting around, media, religion, smoking, time differences & tipping. * Please note: Thomas Cook are currently replacing the comprehensive range of titles in the ‘ City Spot’ & ‘ Hot Spot’ series with the new ‘ Pocket Guide’ series. While the books have been updated & re-jacketed, content still remains predominantly the same, so customers are advised to consult the City Spot & Hot Spot series if the destination they require has not yet been published in the new Pocket Guide format.* ...

Discover the Turkish delight of Istanbul city with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized, pop-up map. Small in size yet big on detail, this compact, dependable, Istanbul city map will ensure you don`t miss a thing. *

Includes:: 2 Pop Out maps
- a detailed street map of Istanbul city centre as well as an overview map of greater Istanbul * Additional maps of the Grand Bazaar, a transport map & a map of the Istanbul area are also included * Handy, self-folding, tourist map is small enough to fit in your pocket yet offers extensive coverage of the city in an easy-to-use format * Thorough street index is also featured & cross-referenced to the map so you can easily find your destination * Hotels, restaurants, stores & attractions are all included on the maps Ideal to pop in a pocket or bag for quick reference while exploring the city. Fold

Size: 95mm (3.75”) x 130mm (5.25”) Sheet

Size: 215mm (8.5”) x 225mm (9.75”) Approx scale: City centre map 1:12 000; Greater map 1:27 000. Scales are approximate & should be used as a guideline only.






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Istanbul Pop-Out Map from Compass Maps in a series designed to provide two street plans, the city centre plus a wider area around it, in a handy format to fit neatly all but the smallest pockets, with, as appropriate, transport network diagrams, additional useful maps, etc. Each title ...

Istanbul Pop-Out Map from Compass Maps in a series designed to provide two street plans, the city centre plus a wider area around it, in a handy format to fit neatly all but the smallest pockets, with, as appropriate, transport network diagrams, additional useful maps, etc. Each title ...

Istanbul province at 1:170, 000 in a series of regional maps from Mepmedya Yayinlari covering Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, its European part & the region around Ankara. The map is published in a handy double-sided format of 98 x 33cm when opened, easy to use when travelling. The map highlights main road connections &

Includes:: local roads, although at times very difficult to see against the background colouring. Railway lines are shown with stations. The map is indexed & has no geographical coordinates. Map legend

Includes:: English. Also provided is a basic street plan of central Istanbul, naming districts & main streets. More useful for the visitors to the city is the inclusion of the tram line connecting its historic part with Beyoglu, shown here with stops. Similar overview plans cover Kadiköy & Üsküdar districts in the Asian part of the city.



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Istanbul in the Step by Step series by Insight Guides focuses on providing tailor made walks & tours around the city. The guide features sixteen route recommendations that link up better known sights & take you off of the more beaten track; they are written by local experts who have personally selected places to eat & drink en-route & who offer insider tips on culture, shopping & nightlife. The guide has an array of colour photographs which help bring to life the background & descriptive information provided for destinations & attractions. An overview chapter opens the guide & reviews geography, customs & culture, history, food & drink, shopping, culture & entertainment. Next feature the selected itineraries for walks and/or tours, each of which have a good amount of accompanying information & come with a simple route plan. A user friendly alphabetical directory lists practical information to do with day to day basics & listings of h&-picked hotels & restaurants are provided to suit different budgets & tastes. The publisher ...

Istanbul in the City & Regions series from Time Out; comprehensive guides to a range of cities & their surrounding regions & including some of the most detailed listings & directories of places to eat & drink & things to do & see. Time Out guides are strongly focussed on local entertainment & nightlife, in addition to principal sights & attractions, with expert local writers providing an encyclopaedic knowledge of each city. This unique quality has ensured that the guides have won a reputation for their accuracy & reliability. The surrounding region is also incorporated in some guides, with information on the principal attractions, sites, landscapes & the best way of exploring them. Each of the Time Out city & region guides has a similar layout, allowing visitors to explore their destination easily. An ‘ In Context’ introductory chapter profiles the destination with several local writers providing individual insights into different aspects of their city & the wider region. An extensive sights section is arranged by area &

Includes:: information about principal attractions in addition to dedicated walking tours & information boxes on particular places of interest. An escapes & excursions chapter also covers some of the highlights found just beyond the city limits or the must-see attractions in the specific region. The ‘ Consume’ chapter is organised into hotels, restaurants & cafes, bars & shops & services & provides an enormous array of ways to explore the destination. Individual establishments are accompanied by detailed descriptions & include useful information on opening times, prices, location, address & the type of food & drink available. An Arts & Entertainment section provides extensive listings & details of art galleries, books & poetry, cabaret & comedy, children’s activities, clubs, film & television, gay & lesbian, music, sports & fitness & theatre & dance. There is also a Directory with information on getting around the city & region as well as practical guidance on subjects such as attitude & etiquette, customs, disabled visitors, drugs, embassies & consulates, health, help-lines, insurance, internet facilities, media, money, opening hours, religion, smoking, universities, telephones, times & dates, tourist information points, visas & immigration & working in the city.

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Visually stunning & spanning two continents, Istanbul lies on a cultural fault line. Evidence of its pivotal historical role
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Visually stunning & spanning two continents, Istanbul lies on a cultural fault line. Evidence of its pivotal historical role
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Istanbul’s central districts on a tourist plan from the locally based publishers Mapmedya Yayinlari, highlighting the city’s numerous sights & providing on the reverse brief descriptions of 24 most popular places, many illustrated with colour photos. The plan covers all the city’s most visited districts on both sides of the Golden Horn & on the Asian side. Coverage extends westwards to the city’s historic walls & north beyond them to include Eyüp. The map extends eastwards to the Bosphorus Bridge & covers the main districts on the Asian side, including the railway station & the Kadiköy piers for ferry connections with the Europeans parts of the city. The tram line linking the city’s historic sites with the new districts across the Galata Bridge is prominently marked & shown with stops, as are the city’s other tram, metro & railway lines. Ferry routes are included except along the Golden Horn. In the street network only the main traffic routes are named; small connecting streets are shown but not named. Numerous places of interest are highlighted, including many mosques & churches, with the most famous sights indicated by small drawings. The index lists only places of interest, using their official Turkish names. On the reverse are tri-lingual English/ Turkish/ German notes about 24 of the city’s sights, many illustrated with colour photos. ...