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Cheap city breaks to Istanbul and beyond, Here you will find some sample prices for breaks in Istanbul please call our reservations office for further detail or to tailor make your own holiday

2 Night 2* £209 ex nt £35
2 Night 3* £239 ex nt £39
2 Night 4* £259 ex nt £49
2 Night 5*   £299 ex nt £59
         
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Overview
The splendid city of Istanbul has many unique and fascinating features. It is the only city in the world reaching across two continents, with its old city in Europe and modern Istanbul situated in Asia, separated by the Bosphorous Strait. It is also unique in having had capital status during two successive empires, Christian Byzantine and Islamic Ottoman, and the legacy from both is visible in the modern city today.
Istanbul’s location on the water made it a much coveted site as a commercial shipping port and military lookout, and as capital of the Roman Empire, Constantinople, as it was known, became extremely desirable as a centre of world trade, until Mehmet the Conqueror claimed it for the Ottoman Empire in 1453 and it became the imperial seat of the sultans. After the War of Independence the capital was moved to Ankara, but Istanbul still remains the commercial, historical and cultural heart of Turkey today.
         
     

 
 
Hotels in Istanbul
 
Grand Yavuz Hotel 2*
Villa Zurich Hotel 2*
Pierre Lotti Hotel 3*
Mercure Hotel 3*
Senator Hotel 4*
Romance Hotel 4*
Orient Express Hotel 4*
 
 
 
Flight Prices
 
Istanbul
£89
   
 
 
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