City Break Tours

Istanbul is the only city in the world that spans two continents, a city founded on the Bosporus, a very important waterway. Its core is located on a peninsula with an excellent location, surrounded by the Sea of Marmara and the Golden Horn.

Even the Greeks recognized that its location is incomparable. In the 7th century BC the first settlement was established. Constantine the Great made it the capital of the Roman Empire in the 4th century AD. Later it became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and was one of the richest cities in the world at that time. After the Ottoman conquest, it became the residence of the Ottoman sultans. Today it is the most important metropolis of modern Turkey with 16 million inhabitants.

In Istanbul, you will admire magnificent buildings from the Byzantine period, immerse yourself in the fairy-tale world of the sultans, haggle in the labyrinth of the Grand Bazaar and sniff the delightful scent of spices in the Egyptian Bazaar. The world metropolis, where the contrasts of ancient and modern, Orient and Occident are transferred to a harmonious synthesis, will inspire you at every turn!