Lonely Planet: Istanbul

“This magical meeting place of East and West has more top-drawer attractions than it has minarets (and that’s a lot).” –Virginia Maxwell, Lonely Planet Author

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Inside This Book

1 expert author
5 walking tours
7 hamams
32 pages of maps
77 top restaurants Feature coverage of top sights Range of planning tools In-depth backgrounds on Istanbul’s architecture