Rick Steves Istanbul: With Ephesus & Cappadocia, Edition 10
About this ebook
- Comprehensive coverage for exploring Istanbul
- Top sights and hidden gems, from the world's largest domed churches and monumental mosques to relaxing Turkish baths
- How to connect with local culture: Haggle with merchants in the lively Grand Bazaar, shop along sophisticated avenues, and watch whirling dervishes in action
- Beat the crowds, skip the lines, and avoid tourist traps
- The best places to eat, sleep, and relax
- Self-guided walking tours of lively neighborhoods and incredible museums
- Detailed neighborhood maps for exploring on the go
- Strategic advice from trusted Rick Steves Europe tour guides Lale and Tankut Aran on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of their must-see favorites
- Useful resources including a packing list, a Turkish phrase book, a historical overview, and recommended reading
- Over 400 bible-thin pages include everything worth seeing without weighing you down
- Complete, up-to-date information on Istanbul's neighborhoods, plus a cruise along the Bosphorus Strait
Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves Istanbul.
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About the author
Since 1973, Rick Steves has spent about 100 days a year exploring Europe. His mission: to empower Americans to have European trips that are fun, affordable, and culturally broadening. A New York Times-bestselling author, Rick produces a guidebook series, a public television series, and a public radio show, and he organizes small-group tours that take over 30,000 travelers to Europe annually. He does all of this with the help of more than 100 well-traveled staff members at Rick Steves’ Europe in Edmonds, WA (near Seattle). When not on the road, Rick is active in his church and with advocacy groups focused on economic and social justice, drug policy reform, and ending hunger. What’s the ideal vacation for a professional traveler? For Rick, it’s to play his piano, relax at his family cabin in the Cascade Mountains, and spend time with family and friends at home in Edmonds. Find out more about Rick at RickSteves.com and on Facebook.
Rick has long had a special passion for Turkey (it was the typical capper to any European adventure in his backpacker days). Today he considers Istanbul one of the top four cities in Europe, and for him, Turkey is the most potentially transformative and rewarding travel experience Europe has to offer (whether on a tour or with this guidebook).
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Twitter: @RickSteves
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Lale and Tankut—an Istanbul-based couple—lead tours for Turkish and American travelers (including Best of Turkey and Best of Istanbul tours for Rick Steves’ Europe). They have a passion for unusual travel destinations, and always enjoy learning about the past, present, and future of the world’s people. With each trip, they say they become new souls, enriched and enlightened. In addition to traveling, guiding tours, and researching guidebooks, they manage a small award-winning boutique cave hotel in Cappadocia, the Cappadocia Estates (cappadociaestates.com), and run an Istanbul-based “Back Door”-style travel agency, SRM Travel (srmtravel.com)
