Istanbul Holidays

Istanbul Holidays

Why not have a vacation in the great city of Istanbul ? The city can be a great place to have a vacation in. It is a great historic city with a long history of culture and great historic sites to visit. You may want to enjoy the weather that is often good in the Mediterranean. You may want to get cheap or luxury vacations in the city.

Istanbul is located in the north west Marmara Region of Turkey. It encloses the southern Bosphorus which places the city on two continents, the western portion of Istanbul is in Europe, while the eastern portion is in Asia. The city boundaries cover a surface area of 1,539 square kilometres, while the metropolitan region, or the Province of Istanbul, covers 6,220 square kilometres.

The city has a Mediterranean climate with hot and humid summers; and cool, rainy and often snowy winters. Humidity is generally rather high which can make temperatures feel much warmer or colder than they actually are.

Urban districts
Istanbul, (Avclar, Bag(clar, Bahçelievler, Bakrköy, Bayrampasa, Besiktas, Beyog(lu - Beykoz, Eminönü, Eyüp, Esenler, Fatih, Gaziosmanpasa, Güngören, Kadköy, Kag(thane, Kartal, Küçükçekmece, Maltepe, Pendik, Saryer, Sisli, Ümraniye, Üsküdar, Zeytinburnu)
Marmara

Location of Istanbul

Districts of Istanbul
Rural districts
Adalar - Büyükçekmece - Çatalca - Silivri - Sultanbeyli - Sile - Tuzla

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The most popular places for swimming in the city are in Bakrköy, Küçükçekmece, Saryer and the Bosphorus. The Princes' Islands (Prens Adalar) are a group of islands in the Marmara Sea, south of the quarters Kartal and Pendik. Pine and stone-pine wooden neoclassical and art nouveau style Ottoman era summer mansions from the 19th and early 20th centuries, horse-drawn carriages (motor vehicles are not permitted) and seafood restaurants make them a popular destination. They can be reached by ferry boats or high-speed catamaran Seabus (Deniz otobüsü) from Eminönü and Bostanc. Of the nine islands, only five are settled.

S,ile is a distant and well known Turkish seaside resort on the Black Sea, 50 kilometres from Istanbul, where unspoiled white sand beaches can be found. Kilyos is a small calm seaside resort not far from the northern European entrance of the Bosphorus at the Black Sea. The place has good swimming possibilities and has become popular in the recent years among the inhabitants of Istanbul as a place for excursions. Kilyos offers a beach park with seafood restaurants and night clubs, being particularly active in the summer with many night parties and live concerts on the beach.

The Golden Horn is an inlet of the Bosphorus dividing the city of Istanbul and forming a natural harbor. The Galata Bridge (in Turkish Galata Köprüsü) is a bridge that spans the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey.

The historic peninsula of old Istanbul corresponds approximately to the extent of Constantinople in the 15th century; it comprises the districts of Eminönü and Fatih. This area lies on the southern shores of the Golden Horn, which separates the old city center from the northern and younger parts of the European side. The historic peninsula ends with the Theodosian Land Walls in the west. The peninsula is surrounded by the Sea of Marmara on the south and the entrance of the Bosphorus on the east.

North of the Golden Horn are the historical Beyog(lu and Bes,iktas, districts, where the last Sultan's palace is located, followed by a chain of former villages such as Ortaköy and Bebek along the shores of the Bosphorus. On both the European and Asian sides of the Bosphorus, wealthy Istanbulites built luxurious chalet mansions, called yal, which were used as summer residences.

The quarters of Üsküdar ( Chrysopolis ) and Kadköy ( Chalcedon ) which are located on the Asian side were originally independent cities, like Beyog(lu (Pera) also used to be. Today they are full of modern residential areas and business districts, and are home to around one 3rd of Istanbul's population.

You may want to buy, sell, hire, rent, loan or invest in property the city.

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