Turkey41.0082° N, 28.9784° E
Where history, culture and modern life meet.
Two continents, one skyline, and a ferry ride that costs less than a coffee. Istanbul rewards travellers who arrive curious.
Istanbul is the easiest great city to fall for. Mornings belong to the ferries crossing the Bosphorus, afternoons to the covered markets, and evenings to rooftops where the call to prayer carries over the water.
We plan Istanbul for first-time visitors and for people returning for the fourth time. That usually means a hotel in the right neighbourhood rather than the famous one, and a route through the old city that avoids the middle of the day.
Long weekends work here. So do longer stays that pair the city with the Aegean coast.
