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A cosmolpolitan and modern metropolis, Istanbul, Byzantium its original name, on the Bosphorous strait, is the economic and cultural heart of Turkey.
Located on the Bosphorous, a true cosmopolitan city where live nearly 15,000
people, still estimated as one of the most ancient centres in the whole world, it acts
and actually is the economic, politic and cultural heart of all Turkey.
Istanbul, between Europe and Asia, is a lively and frenetic city, characterized by commerce & trade, culture & tourism, education & arts, entertainment & shopping, extraordinary mix of everything!
But, not to forget are the many cultural initiatives organized throughout the year like: the opera & the ballets, theatres & musicals, jazz & rock concerts, and classical music, too!
It is eventually interesting to know that Kurban Bayrami, with its four days celebrations, is one of the greatest religious events in Turkey!
Istanbul,is not only a beautiful city, but boasts long historical traditions, based on both ottoman and byzantine cultures.
Istanbul, widely considered an interesting melting pot of cultures and traditions, covers an area of nearly 100 km2 and has a rich historical background, whose first traces date back to the Roman Empire, though Byzantine and Ottoman evidences are in its inctredible past, too!
Instanbul is a city in whose past history and high cultural traditions are the fast and the propsperity of both Byzantium and Constantinople: at present it stands as the thrilling pulsing cultural heart of the whole country!
Turkish cousine is a real specialty and if never tried before, just try it now!
Good quality of the ingredients and and scrupolous preparation the secrets!
From quick snacks to vegetarian and sea food cooking, but international cousine is there, too!
Istanbul is characterized by cold winters with some heavy falls and hot, humid summers.
Temperatures vary from 4°C to 8°C along the cold season and 24°C – 28°C in the summer, and snow between december and march.
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