Istanbul is a city that has seen a lot of turmoil in the past
centuries. Lying almost at the confluence of the eastern and the
western civilizations, it’s been the capital of three empires.It’s as much a modern metropolis as it was the capital of the old
worlds. The influence of the Turkish Empire is still quite visible in
the streets and all over the city. You can sometimes find traces of the
city in Orhan Pamuk’s Istanbul.
If you truly want to
Travel to Istanbul then head towards the Grand Bazaar, which is totally
covered. It has more than 4000 shops and the streets are named after
the trades that are present on the streets. The oldest sections are the
cloth and the jewelry market.Here you can find
beautiful dresses and shirts and even exquisite veils for the brides.
If you have stressed yourself then its time you relaxed in the Turkish
Baths.
These are places where men and women would traditionally come to laze and also to socialize and gossip.Istanbul tourist attractions include Turkish baths have been a part of Turkis
h people for long time.They are much like the Roman baths. Different portions of the bath are kept at different temperatures.
The
middle portion will make you sweat. There are personnel for men and
women who will also massage the skin with a roul silk cloth. Istanbul
travel gives a luxurious experience and travel to Istanbul is a joyful
experience.There are two tours that are available in
Istanbul tourist attractions. The Bosphorous tour that connects both
the European and the Asian continent and stretches 32 kms in length.
There are many private operators as well and you can take day trips or
night trips.
The other tour is the Island Tour. Since
motorized transportation isn’t allowed, you would have to take donkey
or horse cart rides for the day trips here.Many of the rich and famous have their summer houses here. The
Ottoman Empire ruled for almost 500 years and they built beautiful
mosques as listed in the Istanbul travel guide.
One of the
most famous is the Fatih mosque. In fact many of the old Byzantine
churches and monasteries were used as mosques to serve the needs of the
population.Smaller mosque complexes known as Vizier
mosques as listed in Istanbul travel guide, they were built for the
royal family and top most state officials.