Description
'The best travel guide to Istanbul' - The Times Practical and informative, readable and vividly described, this is the definitive guide to and story of Istanbul, by those who know it best. This is the 2009 revised and updated edition of the classic guide to Istanbul, originally published thirty-seven years previously, which continues to inform and enchant visitors. Taking the reader on foot through this captivating city - European City of Culture 2010 - the authors describe the historic monuments and sites of what was once Constantinople and the capital in turn of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, in the context of the great living city. Woven throughout are vivid anecdotes, secret histories, hidden gems and every major place of interest the traveller will want to see.
A travel guide to Istanbul describing historic monuments and sites of what was once Constantinople and the capital in turn of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires.
About the Author
The late Hilary Sumner-Boyd was professor of humanities at Robert College, Bosphorus University. His magisterial work, The Seven Hills of Constantinople: A Study of the Byzantine and Turkish Monuments of the City, was unpublished at the time of his death in 1977 but has since been published by Bosphorus University Press. John Freely (1926-2017) was one of the most widely respected writers of travel books, histories and guides about Greece and Turkey. His works include The Grand Turk, Storm on Horseback, Children of Achilles, The Cyclades, The Ionian Islands, The Western Shores of Turkey, Strolling through Athens, Strolling through Venice and the bestselling Strolling through Istanbul (all I.B. Tauris).
Reviews
The best travel guide to Istanbul * The Times *
A guide book that reads like a novel * The New York Times *
Book Information
ISBN 9781838600020
Author Hilary Sumner-Boyd
Format Paperback
Page Count 512
Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 422g
A travel guide to Istanbul describing historic monuments and sites of what was once Constantinople and the capital in turn of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires.
About the Author
The late Hilary Sumner-Boyd was professor of humanities at Robert College, Bosphorus University. His magisterial work, The Seven Hills of Constantinople: A Study of the Byzantine and Turkish Monuments of the City, was unpublished at the time of his death in 1977 but has since been published by Bosphorus University Press. John Freely (1926-2017) was one of the most widely respected writers of travel books, histories and guides about Greece and Turkey. His works include The Grand Turk, Storm on Horseback, Children of Achilles, The Cyclades, The Ionian Islands, The Western Shores of Turkey, Strolling through Athens, Strolling through Venice and the bestselling Strolling through Istanbul (all I.B. Tauris).
Reviews
The best travel guide to Istanbul * The Times *
A guide book that reads like a novel * The New York Times *
Book Information
ISBN 9781838600020
Author Hilary Sumner-Boyd
Format Paperback
Page Count 512
Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 422g
