Rick Steves' Istanbul |  | Authors: Lale Surmen Aran, Tankut Aran
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
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Edition: Third Edition
Pages: 392
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 4.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1598802151
Dewey Decimal Number: 914
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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 guide, Lale Surmen Aran and Tankut Aran team up with Rick Steves to bring you the best of Istanbul.
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 Excellent city guide February 26, 2008
Helen Holter (Seattle, WA USA)
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
This useful guidebook is compact in size, concise in descriptions, and colorful in discoveries. Husband-and-wife authors Lale and Tankut Aran love Istanbul with such passion, enthusiastically guiding readers through the back doors, back streets, and back stories of their beloved city. They single out Turks you can track down for a chat; don't miss their picks of several Grand Bazaar shopkeepers who happily share their stories and, of course, their wares.
I especially like the self-guided walking tours; museum must-sees; and money-saving transportation tips. Although I've been to Turkey six times, this little guidebook helped me rediscover Istanbul with fresh eyes and a renewed sense of appreciation for this complex, appealing country.
Best travel book ever May 22, 2008
Mandi (Mannheim, Germany)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I'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 to it. There's really great information on each site you visit and my friends started out our first day in Istanbul making fun of me for always referring back to the book for the fun facts he includes. By the end of the first day there they were coming up to me asking what Rick Steves had to say about where we were at :) I love that he includes lots of budget and mid-range options. Europe isn't cheap and Rick Steves helped me stay within my budget. After using this book, I've now purchased Rick Steves Rome, Paris, and London books as well. I know they're going to be worth every penny!
indispensable guide to Istanbul February 18, 2008
Jonathan Greenlee
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
This has all the things that make Rick Steves' guides great. The clear maps, the insider tips, the historical back-story. The Authors are Rick's guides who live there, and know their city forward and back. This gives you the indispensible knowledge to make a visit to Istanbul safe and rewarding.
BEST Istanbul travel guide BY FAR October 15, 2008
M. Everill-Flinders (Salt Lake City, UT USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
My 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 data. The book adheres to the needs of those traveling from the U.S. The key sites are outlined thoroughly so you do not need to hire a tour guide if you do not want to spend the money. I would (and have) highly suggest this book to anyone going to Istanbul.
Another positive review July 10, 2009
Sabad One
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Like all other reviewers, I have been happy with this guide. Indeed, very happy. I particularly liked the large amount of space devoted to describe arts and history. Unlike some other guides (e.g. most lonely planet) who devote 30% of space to sightseeing information and 70% of space to eating/sleeping/night life, in this guide the weights are probably the opposite. I enjoyed my trip to Istanbul much more because of all the information in Rick's guide and I thank him for it.
I also appreciated the "don't miss" lists, although I am not sure I would have included the cruise on the Bosphorus in it (nice, but hardly unique).
The guide also provides several maps, which I found very useful and well done. You will find separate maps in the first pages for "old" Istanbul, the New District and the larger Istanbul area, and inside the guide you will find more detailed maps for specific areas which also indicate the exact location of places discussed in the guide.
Overall, higly recommended!
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