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Istanbul City Breaks
The important waterline dividing Istanbul into two is the Bosphorus… The only alternative to reach the Aegean Sea and the Meditteranean Sea, therefore to open sea is to use Istanbul and the the Bosphorus…
Istanbul is both the nearest Asian city to Europe and the nearest European city to Asia, a fascinating city break. What adds to Istanbul’s significance is its being a port city and all trade paths’ passing through the city for thousands of years… a two flavour city break
Another important feature of Istanbul is that it has a highly sheltered structure. Especially the center which is presently called as the “historical peninsula”, which was made capital city by both Byzantine and Ottoman Empires and its being located on a hill surrounded by three seas made it almost impossible to be conquered… Indeed, Haliç had the quality of being an unparalleled harbour sheltering navy fleets.
The Boshporus, one of the most important water passages of the world... Maybe this “importance” of the Boshporus is equaled in the world, but regarding its spectacular beauty, no other sea, no river, no strait can ever be mentioned...
The Strait of Istanbul, or with its word-wide known name “The Bosporus” has a very interesting myth :
The king of the Gods, strongest of the strongs, Zeus is after flirting again. This time, his lover is a beauty named Io. One day, when Zeus and Io are having fun up in the skies, Zeus’ jealous wife, Hera suspects that something is going on. When Hera is heading to where Zeus is, Zeus covers the skies with clouds to prevent Hera from seeing Io. But Hera insists on her doubts; she blows to the clouds and scatters them. Upon this, Zeus, who does not have any chance to deceive his wife, turn his love Io into an ox. Hera still does not believe even though she sees an ox in place of a woman, she is sure that Zeus is up to something. Then Hera sends dangerous flies and bugs towards Io, disguised as an ox. Io, the ox, is so disturbed that she starts to run from Aegean Sea to the Black Sea, leaving behind a strait and and her name, Boshporus which means an ox passageway... an interesting city break
Every district, every region overlooking the Boshporus bears a different beauty, a different quality. To discover these beauties, we recommend you first to take a voyage or a boat trip and smell these beautiful coasts from a distance. Then you can take a closer look at them.
Visit Istanbul on a City Break, a truly wonderful Eurasian experience.
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