It is the only city in the world to straddle two continents, Europe and Asia, and the only one to
have been a capital during two consecutive empires - Christian and Islamic. Once capital of the
Ottoman Empire, Istanbul still remains the commercial, historical and cultural pulse of Turkey,
and its beauty lies in its ability to embrace its contradictions. Ancient and modern, religious and
secular, Asia and Europe, mystical and earthly all co-exist here.
In addition to its unique historical and cultural background and innumerable attractions,
modern hotels, exclusive restaurants, nightclubs, cabarets, bazaars and shops make
Istanbul a superb site.
With its sites touched by mythology, museums, churches, palaces, mosques, bazaar places
and natural beauties Istanbul is really charming the visitors. |
