Capital of two major empires - the Byzantine and Ottoman - Istanbul is rich with monuments, from the earliest of Christian cathedrals to the most decadent of oriental palaces. The city's bazaars offer shopping at its rawest; a glittery array of one million and one merchants, no departments, no signs, no loyalty cards. It boasts a cuisine descended from the courts of the sultans, and only starts to party once the UK has gone to bed. Surrounded by sea, built on seven hills and with a panoramic profile of spiky minarets and cascading domes, from almost any angle it's breathtakingly gorgeous.
- ISBN10 1904978827
- ISBN13 9781904978824
- Publish Date 4 August 2005
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 March 2007
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Crimson Publishing
- Imprint Time Out Group Ltd
- Edition 2nd Edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 304
- Language English