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Istanbul City Guide & Information
Istanbul is a city of wonders far exceeding what words can tell!
That's why we thought you might want to take a closer look at
this spectacular city divided into two continents by the Bosphorus.
Istanbul embraces two continents, one reaching out to Asia,
the other to Europe. Byzantium, according to legend, was founded by
Byzas, who followed the instructions from the Oracle of Delphi for him to
"build opposite those who are blind." He took this to be opposite of Chalcedon,
whose inhabitants had not chosen such a good place.
Istanbul is often described as 'the crossroads of Europe and Asia'
- a heaving bazaar-city of camels, carpets and caravanserais with an
imperial history stretching back for more than 1500 years.
This metropolis of 15 million occupies both sides of an east-west
land bridge divided by the 32km (20-mile) Bosphorus Strait, which also
connects the trade routes of the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara and the
Mediterranean. As a result, the city has been a jealously guarded centre
of world trade since the Byzantine era, and protected by water on three sides,
with the natural harbour of the Golden Horn nestled within the city.
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Istanbul
Hotels, Taksim, Sultanahmet, Airport