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Lonely Planet: The worlds leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet Pocket Istanbul is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Soak up the atmosphere of the Grand Bazaar; see stunning mosaic portraits in Aya Sofya; or take a ferry down Bosphorus strait; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the best of Istanbul and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet Pocket Istanbul:

Full-colour maps and images throughout

Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests

Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots

Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices

Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss

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Survival Guide
Welcome to stanbul

In stanbul, extraordinary experiences are found around every corner. Here, dervishes whirl, mezzins call from minarets and people move between continents multiple times a day. Home to millennia-old monuments and cutting-edge art galleries (sometimes in the same block), its a destination where eating, drinking and dancing are local priorities, and where everyone is welcome to join the party.

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Sema (whirling-dervish ceremony) | RESUL MUSLU/SHUTTERSTOCK
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Aya Sofya

History resonates when you visit this majestic basilica. Built in the 6th century AD, its remarkable features include a massive dome and a stunning collection of Byzantine mosaics.

SINERJISHUTTERSTOCK stanbul Top Sights Topkap Palace The sultans lived in - photo 6
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Topkap Palace

The sultans lived in this pavilion-style palace with their families, concubines and servants during the glory days of the Ottoman Empire. Reminders of their privileged lifestyles are everywhere to be seen.

ZZVETSHUTTERSTOCK stanbul Top Sights The Bosphorus A ferry trip down the - photo 7
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The Bosphorus

A ferry trip down the mighty showcases a passing parade of mosques, palaces and mansions on both the Asian and European shores.

SEQOYASHUTTERSTOCK stanbul Top Sights Grand Bazaar Sometimes described as - photo 8
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Grand Bazaar

Sometimes described as the world's oldest and most evocative shopping mall, this colourful and chaotic covered market is the heart of stanbul's Old City and one of its most atmospheric attractions.

FARRIS NOORZALISHUTTERSTOCK stanbul Top Sights Kariye Museum Chora Church - photo 9
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Kariye Museum (Chora Church)

Great things can come in small packages. This diminutive Byzantine church is made extraordinary by virtue of its interior, which is adorned with exquisite mosaics and frescoes.

INTS VIKMANISSHUTTERSTOCK stanbul Top Sights Sleymaniye Mosque Truly - photo 10
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Sleymaniye Mosque

Truly deserving the tag 'living history', this imperial mosque atop the city's fourth hill is one of the few that has retained, restored and creatively reused its original outbuildings.

AIVITA ARIKASHUTTERSTOCK stanbul Top Sights stanbul Archaeology Museums An - photo 11
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stanbul Archaeology Museums

An eclectic and exhilarating collection of antiquities, classical sculpture, Ottoman tilework and Byzantine artefects is showcased at this museum complex next to Topkap Palace.

SAIKO3PSHUTTERSTOCK stanbul Top Sights stiklal Caddesi A promenade down - photo 12
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stiklal Caddesi

A promenade down this pedestrianised 19th-century boulevard is the quintessential stanbul experience, offering a colourful snapshot of local life.

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Pera Museum

Staging temporary exhibitions of international art alongside its magnificent permanent collection of Orientalist works, this classy museum is a must-see for all art lovers.

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Basilica Cistern

Both architectural tour de force and virtuosic engineering feat, this evocatively lit underground cistern is one of stanbul's most mysterious and magnificent Byzantine monuments.

EFESENKOSHUTTERSTOCK stanbul Top Sights Dolmabahe Palace This palace on the - photo 15
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Dolmabahe Palace

This palace on the Bosphorus shore built as the Ottoman Empire's power waned but making no concessions to this fact offers an intriguing look at the artificial lives and ostentatious taste of the rulers.

OZGUR GUVENCSHUTTERSTOCK stanbul Top Sights Blue Mosque Beloved of tourists - photo 16
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Blue Mosque

Beloved of tourists and locals alike, the most photogenic of stanbul's imperial mosques is also one of the busiest places of worship in the city.

JESSE DUROCHERGETTY IMAGES stanbulLocal Life Insider tips to help you - photo 17
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