FORMAT: MULTI-REGION What's this?Istanbul is the only city to span two continents. Previously known as Byzantium and Constantinople, it was the center of the civilised world for over a millennium. Although no longer the capital of
Turkey, Istanbul remains its biggest and busiest city.
Traveller
Estelle Bingham starts her exploration of the ancient city at
Topkapi Palace, former home of sultans and their concubines. She interrupts her sightseeing for a day trip to
Gallipoli, the site of an infamous World War I battlefield. Continuing her journey around Istanbul, she visits the opulent
Pera Palace Hotel. After some retail therapy in the
Grand Bazaar, she ends her journey at the famous
Blue Mosque.
Along the way...
- See some Whirling Dervishes
- Experience Istanbul�s fabulous nightlife
- Take a belly dancing lesson from the gypsies
- Wrestle with over 100 well-oiled men for the gold belt
- Taste traditional mezzes washed down with local liquor
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