Haven’t you been to Istanbul yet?! Welcome to the virtual excursus, that can become a reality if you use a chance to visit it with Airlines “Donbassaero”!
Every part of the city air in Istanbul, former Constantinople, Tsar Grad, Byzantine founded in 660 B. C., is soaked with the flavor of ancient history in which Christianity and Islam, modern and traditional, East and West are tightly soaked with each other.
Istanbul, washed by the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea, the only city in the world situated in the both parts of the world at the same time. You should just cross huge pendant bridge across Bosporus and you are in the urbanized Europe or in wonderful Asia.
Istanbul is a real finding for lovers of historical excursions, informative visits to the museums, meetings with Turkey of many faces. The concentration of different epochs and styles impresses your imagination but without any doubt the main sight of Istanbul during 6 centuries has been Snt. Sophia’s Church. It was made a mosque six hundred years ago. Metamorphoses of Snt. Sophia the former greatest Christian temple contained an extra – building of four minarets and painting all already existing images. According to the tradition you can make a wish putting your hand into the hole of the “crying column” or touch the miraculous column feeling cool breath in “cold window” even in the heat.
Not far from the former Christian church in greenery and flowers situated world famous with its 6 minarets, with its beauty and grace tiled in blue, the Ahmedie Mosque. More famous as the Blue Mosque it attracts tourists to its exterior crowned with f dome incrusted with precious stones and engraved with Islamic prays.
Generally speaking to describe all the monuments is impossible. Every stone, every side street here keeps a memory about the past. There are a lot of castles, churches, mosques, fortresses, temples, baths, obelisks, antique ruins and also interesting museums.
Touched to cultural antiquities in spite of all around trading, every tourist should certainly visit a real eastern bazaar, the most ancient and the biggest one in the world.
Kapaly Charshy with plenty of stores where you can find different goods to satisfy even sophisticated tastes. Travelling around Istanbul and tired from its fuss you can relax in the evening and rest in numerous cafes and restaurants scattered along old side streets. You can also admire a magnificent view of the ancient city.
Leaving this city you bring with except numerous purchases a great number of pleasant impressions and you will obviously want to come back here again and again.
