On my recent trip to Istanbul this past September I was looking for a guidebook that would offer me a fair amount of history and allow me to skip guided tours and save me money. Knowing Rick Steves mostly by his Rick Steves’ Europe television series, I decided to purchase his guidebook and take it with me, along with Turkey (Eyewitness Travel Guides).
All in all, this is one of the better guide books I’ve purchased over the years. Rick Steves’ Istanbul fits nicely into a Purse or backpack and has a good crash course in the history of different areas and major historical sites. It also provides information on good local restaurants such as public transportation, and pages that use really worth seeing.
Detailed maps for every area of the city to accompany the walks and cards with major highways, light rail and ferry system public. Although the book is small, can not find the cards difficultRead about the most was his gratitude to them for some areas of the city. The best features of this book are the excursions that are combined and guides to specific historic sites like the Hagia Sophia. The provision of a map of an area or building floor plan, the points of Rick Steves, where you stop, it is significant, and usually offers to take a part of history with him. With a guide who was so high-minded do-it-yourself focus worked very wellfor a more accessible city Istanbul. But these trips are more likely to opt for the vacation that you will find in this book, less suitable, since most of its charm is in those walks and self-guided tours.
An interesting feature of Istanbul, Rick Steves' is that it is the first leader that Rick Steves is not to write in full themselves. Instead, he had two of his good friends, grew Surmene Lale Aran Aran Tankut, Guides, and worked in Istanbul. I did not feelremoved from the guide at all. Rather, it extends through the provision of a further brief on the spot for the city.
For budget travelers, or travelers who are exploring the city itself, I recommend Rick Steves' Istanbul.
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