First Time in Istanbul
With one foot in Asia (Old Town) and the other in Europe (new city), ancient capital of the Byzantine Empire was the center of the bustling modern city of contrasts that the youngest population in Europe.
For the first time, “began the visitor with the Aya Sofia (Hagia Sophia), after the finest churches in Christendom, and later converted into a mosque.
Taking the name of blue glazed tiles for the interior walls that glow in the sunlight, the Blue Mosque.
Located closest to the ruins of the Roman Hippodrome, with a sunken Ottoman era palace in the north of the late spring. Near the Topkapi Palace – an incoherent set of buildings and gardens with stunning views of the Golden Horn.
365-room Dolmabahce Palace, a 19th-century white marble imperial residence. With the style of the French garden and Bosphorus view. It houses the world’s largest chandelier.
Istanbul has two major bridges connecting the New Town with the Old Town. When completed, the city underwater rail system that connects the new city in the old town. Istanbul has a train system that connects all sites pretty big city.
Museums including the Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Pera Museum, Mosaic Museum and the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art.
No visit is complete without a visit to 15th-century Grand Bazaar fairy tale, with more than 4,000 spread over 64 shops selling all the roads you can imagine. Do not forget to bargain is all part of the experience.
