Historical City Tour Istanbul – Turkey Tourism
Istanbul – Turkey’s largest city, located in the southwestern territory lies between two seas the Bosporus and Sea of Marmara. Standing By 660 BC, give the name of Byzantium in Constantinople in 330 by Constantine the Great who made the capital of East Roman or Byzantine empire. The city was conquered by the colonialists in 1204 and the take-over by Turkey in 1453.
Because of its long history of domination of various ancient civilizations, the Istanbul which is the Mega City is a city rich in cultural conservation. Starting from the Hittites (1800 BC), Greece (8th century BCE), Persian (6th century BCE), and in the year 395 AD become part of the Byzantine Empire. Later this area by the Ottoman Turks conquered and remained a center of the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century and 15 during 600 years.
Turkey became a republic in 1923 with capital of Ankara and Istanbul remains the largest city. Istanbul in the select as the name officially in 1930.
Travel New Era in the city with a population of 12 million inhabitants of this sea from the port into downtown in Taksim Square.
Taksim Square is the axis of Istanbul city activities. Including transport centered here. Writers the opportunity to walk in this park at night. Watching the night life of this city. Along the way lengggang (Avenue) İstiklâl Caddesi (Independence Avenue), the road is bervaving arena for residents and travelers to enjoy dinner, shopping or just enjoy the cool breeze at night this fall.
Various fruit typical hand Istanbul
Along the way there are only a few singers, corn merchants and traders kacang’Chestnut ‘fuel. This round of bean-like seeds of jackfruit, it also looked like boiled jackfruit seeds.
There are no passing vehicles because only intended for pedestrians. But during the day only the ancient tram which operates back and forth along the central axis of the Avenue.
Puat around this town there are also travel agents, restaurants, eat and drink stalls, large hotels like Inter Continental, Ritz-Carlton and The Marmara Hotel, a network of fast food like Burger King, McDonnald, Pizza Hut also enliven this place . Including some consulates of other countries are also based along this road.
At the end of this avenue we can visit our tallest building in the era the Galata tower is 63 meters seringgi. Building round the nine-storey tower once served as a kind of fortress pegawas. The building is very striking and has its own history and can see the entire harbor peandangan ‘Golden Horn and Topkapi palace from the ninth floor or the promenade of this building. Which is now used as a restaurant and Café.
By-by specific foods such as Turkey is ‘Turkishdelight’ typical Turkish sweets made from sugar and corn flour, with different tastes and colors. Most are made with the addition of various types of nuts to taste.
Such as almonds, cashew nuts and many other types of nuts used yag. The author also visited the stores selling various kinds of nuts and sugar cakes Turkey.
To Istanbul to visit historic sites such as the Haghia Sophia, or Ayasofya called Turkinya language. Basilica was built in 532 and is a unique church that time the ancient Roman style.
This unique building was once the Greek Orthodox cathedral, after the Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople in 1453 at the fox Haghia Sophia became a mosque. Then known by the name of Aya Sofya Cami’i by Sultan Mahmet II.
In 1932 the mosque was closed and the building in use as a museum until now.
The building was described as the most beautiful place of worship buildings, the richest, most luxurious not only for the east but for the world.
To enter the museum at the guard gate by four armed policemen, you have to buy tickets costing € 10 or approximately USD 150,000.
The journey from the city and places mengeliligi tourist attractions in the city of Istanbul is very easy. Transport if trams, taxis and buses are all available. Tram tickets to pay 1.5 lira Turkey. Approximately USD 10,000. Jump past the Topkapi Palace complex. At court the extent of 700.000 square meters, most of the buildings standing besejarah Turkey.
Of course, if you like kebabs are cooked in a typical Turkish, easy to meet him at the roadside diner.
In front of the Sultan Ahmet Mosque or Blue Mosque
Grand Bazaar is a place that should not be missed if you travel to Istanbul. This is the bazaar or market the largest and oldest festival in the world. Which consists of more than 1200 stores and includes 58 roads that bring visitors from 250.000 to 400.000 people per day.
This bazaar was opened in 1461, famous for its jewelry, pottery, spice and carpet shops. Most of the shops are regrouped based on the merchandise. Where there is a special area craft vendors and leather clothing, gold jewelry and other
