Lonely Planet Istanbul

• Travel on any budget
• A practical guide to tourism as well as culture and customs
• Find the best hotels and restaurants in your price range

Lonely Planet Istanbul is an informative, compact guide to Turkey's largest city. In it, you will find everything you need to know to truly experience this ancient, interncontinental city. The book begins by giving you a little bit of background on Istanbul and Turkey in general, including modern culture, yearly events, lifestyle, fashion, sports, media, language, economy, government, and environment. There is a chapter on the arts and media of Istanbul, including carpets, literature, music, cinema, and architecture. And, finally, Lonely Planet Istanbul gives us a glimpse into the food and drink of Istanbul, which is an important part of Turkish culture.

The rest of Lonely Planet Istanbul is about exploring the city and it's environs. This includes tourist attractions, walking tours, where to eat, night life, cinema, comedy clubs, music, sports, theater, shopping, where to sleep, and day trips outside of Istanbul. The day trips will lead you to myriad places throughout the area, including Bosphorus, Princes' Islands, the Black Sea Beaches, Edirne, Gallipoli, and Troy, .

The directory in the back of Lonely Planet Istanbul contains all the little extras you might find useful when traveling abroad, including transportation to and around Turkey and Istanbul, finding accommodations, traveling with children, the climate, traveling with disabled travelers, electricity in Turkey, how to deal with emergencies, gay and lesbian travel, holidays, internet access, lost luggage, medical services, money, media, tipping, visas, internet access, and advice for female travelers. Lonely Planet Istanbul is the ideal guide for every traveler, on any budget, who wants to truly get to know the city of lights.