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To
mention its name is enough, no need to tell more...
Istanbul, city where legend is still alive...
With one arm reaching out to Asia and the other to
Europe, Istanbul is the most unique city in the world
embracing two continents. Through the city’s heart, the
Bosphorus, course the waters of the Black Sea, the Sea
of Marmara and the Golden Horn. In this imposing site,
the reason for its extraordinary destiny the lies former
capital of three successive empires, Roman, Byzantine
and Ottoman. Istanbul today honours and proudly
preserves the invaluable legacy of its prodigious past
while looking forward to a modern future. Fusion between
the East and the West, the past and the present, it is a
mythical city that the lone traveller cannot hope to
discover.
But Istanbul is not only a historical city, guardian of
the vestiges of ancient civilisations. It is also a
great cosmopolitan thriving city. The unchanging
decoration of the domes and minarets, the noisy merry
milling of people, the perpetual moving of boats and the
shouting of the hawkers are mixed with the sound of the
harbours.
As visitors you will be fascinated mainly by the variety
of Istanbul: its museums, churches, palaces, mosques,
bazaars and natural sites which seem inexhaustible.
Reclining on the Western shore you may suddenly and
profoundly understand why so many centuries ago settlers
chose to build on this remarkable site and why Istanbul
is truly a glorious city. |
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Cultural tour: one
week.
Day 1: Istanbul:
You will be meet by our representative and transfer to
hotel for the night.
Days 2 to 7 / Istanbul :
Visit to the most beautiful monuments of Istanbul, the
Topkapi, Dolmabahce and Beylerbeyi palaces, the Eyup and
Sultanahmet (Blue) mosques, the Highia Sophia museum,
the basilica cistern, the Holy Irene church, the
archaeological museum, the Gulhane park, the famous
church of Saint-Saveur-in-Chora, the tower of Galata,
the fortress of Rumeli... At the end of your stay a
cruise will permit you to enjoy a peaceful sailing trip
to the Princes’ Islands and on the Bosphorus before
visiting the covered bazaar and the Spice bazaar. No
doubt you will have an unforgettable memory of your
journey to this incomparable legendary city. Nights in
comfortable hotel.
Day 8: Transfer to airport for return flight. |
