Istanbul is a favourite gateway to Turkey and a popular destination for a few-day trip.

It offers the perfect blend of historical sights, an oriental atmosphere and the hustle and bustle of a big city. A few days in Istanbul is therefore a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most people.

Head to Istanbul to explore Turkey’s largest mosques, savour the specialities of Middle Eastern cuisine, haggle in the vast bazaars and bathe in traditional Turkish baths.

You can experience all this in a city that lies half in Europe and half in Asia – stretching across both banks of the Bosphorus Strait.

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