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 Informative and easy to read May 14, 2007
Nina (NYC)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is one of the best guide books I have ever read! SO easy to leaf through it and find exactly what one is looking for. The maps are well drawn and easy to navigate, and the photograph make the whole experience complete. I loved most the chapter on foods and drinks to be tasted in Istanbul. Will be a great guide to take along on my trip there.
Great Guide June 2, 2008
Alphonse Pekkan (Istanbul Turkey)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am from Istanbul and I cal tell you this guide is fantastic. Before you visit my country Turkey read this guide. It is accurate and colorful.
Excellent overview of a great city May 26, 2009
Donna Di Giacomo (Philadelphia, PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have to admit that I've just looked at DK Eyewitness Travel books I can't say how many times in the bookstore without giving them a second glance and I can now say with authority that I'm sorry I haven't checked them out a whole lot sooner.
This guide about the great city of Constantinople/Istanbul should be required reading pre-departure. The guide is honest, thorough, and goes into surprisingly great detail in as concise a space as possible about the must-see tourist sites (such as Haghia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, etc.), but it also gives great tips about less-visited sites (such as a few Byzantine churches) that are worth the trip. The history of the city aone in the beginning is worth the price of the book.
Having this book with you when you visit Istanbul is very good company and will help to make your tourist or study abroad experience complete - and I speak from experience.
Twenty-three bucks isn't bad to plunk down for a guide of this caliber. - Donna Di Giacomo
The only guide we used June 19, 2010
J. Marren (Glen Ridge, NJ USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We used this guide constantly during our June 2010 trip. I liked it better than Rick Steves because of the illustrations. Istanbul isn't complicated--all the major sites are clustered in the Sultanamet area, and it's all very walkable. But once you're inside a place, you'll see that a lot of them aren't signposted very well. This is where this guide is so useful--you can look around and see where you want to go based on the pictures in the book. The very clear map in the back is a bonus--oddly enough, good walkers' maps were not easy to find in the city. It also has a pretty simple history of the city that was fine for our needs. Small, easy to carry, and highly recommended.
Istanbul Made Easy October 9, 2009
Walter Figel (Denver, CO)
Just returned from Turkey. Book was handy to carry and very accurate. Nice to know the hours and days that a destination is open and available to visit before you waste time getting there and find out it's closed. Maps were accurate and easy to follow. Comments were right on target. Saved us hours chasing around the city and allowed us to visit those important sites that are awesome.
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