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Istanbul, is one the world's most magical and enchanting cities. The two continents of Europe and Asia meet and embrace here across the Bosphorus Straits, carrying with them unique flavours of the Orient and the Occident. Since the dawn of time, Istanbul has been a meeting place of peoples from different religions and cultures, peoples who came together and learned to live in peace and harmony.
Three major empires ruled the world from this city, the Romans, the Byzantines and the Ottomans, and each of these left their mark on the city, whether it be cultural or architectural.
Modern Istanbul resembles an open-air museum, as the pages from your history books come alive before your eyes; wherever you turn you are faced with ancient monuments, mosques, churches, synagogues and palaces. And surrounding the whole city is one of the world's most coveted and most beautiful waterways - the Bosphorus - that flows 32 km.s between Europe and Asia. Along the shores of the Bosphorus is a garland of charming small villages that have existed since time immemorial, once home to Istanbul's Christian and Jewish minorities. Here one can see imperial palaces, gardens, fortresses and the traditional old wooden houses, known as yalis, which grace the shorelines of the breathtaking Bosphorus. A lot of people visit Istanbul,
to enjoy the Turkish Cuisine, which is said to be one of the finest in the world because of its use of fresh ingredients and suthlety of flavours.
Although Istanbul is a large metropolis with over ten millions inhabitants, its exoticism, its sights, sounds and smells will remind you that you are definitely in a foreign land, but at the same time the facilities and services you will find here create a home from home comfort.
In many ways, as in the past, Istanbul is the capital of future - marriage of East and West… or the benefit
of both.
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VISITUR Travel & Tourism
Inc.
Şehit Muhtar Cad.
No:17
Özerk İş Hanı Kat:2/3
Taksim 34437 İstanbul TURKEY
Tel: +90 212 254 32 30
Fax: +90 212 254 27 83
+90 212 235 01 77
visitur@visitur.com.tr
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