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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 914 EAN: 9781598801156 Edition: 2nd ISBN: 1598801155 Label: Avalon Travel Publishing Manufacturer: Avalon Travel Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 329 Publication Date: April 28, 2008 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Studio: Avalon Travel Publishing Editorial Review: Product Description: You can count on a Rick Steves guidebook to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Istanbul. Rick Steves’ Istanbul is a “tour guide in your pocket” to one of the world’s grandest cities. Walking in the footsteps of Byzantine emperors and Ottoman sultans, you’ll explore the city where Europe meets Asia. With this up-to-date advice, you’ll make the most out of your time and money, and have your pick of good-value hotels and restaurants. Self-guided walking tours lead you through historic mosques, ancient mosaic-speckled churches, bustling bazaars, and artifact-packed museums. You’ll find out where the locals go for sea-food and for the tastiest Turkish delight candies. In this Rick Steves guide, Lale Surmen Aran and Tankut Aran team up to guide you through the European — and Asian — city of Istanbul. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - BEST Istanbul travel guide BY FARMy husband recommended the purchase of this book after reading multiple reviews on this and other travel guides. We bought this one as well as one two others and were given two additional travel guides. Rick Steves' guide is clearly the best out there! The book gives practical advice regarding culture, safety, places to stay, where to find decent restrooms, how to navigate the city, prices of taxis, food and hotels, and much much more! The book is updated every year or two to ensure accuracy of the ... Read More Rating:  - Not the Best, But GoodThis guide will probably be appreciated most by readers who are one-time visitors, have a few days in Istanbul, are not particularly interested in the history of the city, don't want to spend much money, and want to see the major sites, in other words the average tourist. For visitors who want more, a better general guide to the city try Istanbul (Eyewitness Travel Guides), and for those truly interested in the city, buy any of the books by John Freely, an American ex-pat who has lived ... Read More Rating: - Istanbul a Rick Steves IntroAlthough written by Rick Steves it is a co Author book with all the insights that we have come to expect in a Rick Steves travel book. There are lots of books and materials on Istanbul but in typical Rick Steves fashion he intros you to a fascinating city with lots of nooks and corners which the regular guide books miss completely. I have always appreciated his suggested walks and ways to see and experience the city/country like a native. Istanbul holds many interesting places to see - and I have ... Read More Rating: - Rick does it againRick's Istanbul guide made planning & enjoying our trip to Istanbul a breeze. I was slightly hesitant when I saw that he'd "outsourced" this book to other writers, but the guide lives up to the standard of his other books. Easy and entertaining to read, full of interesting and practical information, well-organized, full of maps and sample walks & itineraries, this guide was all my wife and I needed for our 4 day stay in Istanbul. What more can I say? If you're familiar with Rick's guides ... Read More Rating: - Best travel book everI've bought the Rick Steves phrase books (which are the best, by the way) but this was my first of his guide books and, I have to say, I'm hooked. I absolutely love his list of the top sights. Not only does he rank order them from the must-see to the could-probably-miss, but he includes a very brief description of the site, the days and hours it's open (great for planning!), and the page number you can go to for more in-depth information. I put a post-it note on this page and was constantly referring back ... Read More |
