but there are few travel experiences better than being on a ferry crossing over the Bosphorus. Feet up on the railing and the wind in your hair, watch the minareted skyline of Istanbul slide by ...

It was a bright and balmy spring sunset aboard the Pasabahce ferry as it cruised through the Bosphorus Strait off the coast of Istanbul. Passengers and commuters heading to their homes on the ...

Istanbul's bus system – operated by ... and it is also the most affordable way to tour the Bosphorus. To ride the ferry, you'll need to purchase a one-way token (fares vary depending on the ...

While the ferry is the most convenient way ... and a delightful way to start and end your trip to Istanbul. *This stay at the Shangri-La Bosphorus was courtesy of the hotel. The views and opinions ...

For Pierre Yovanovitch there is something almost Venetian about this house on the Bosphorus in a tony residential district of ...

Le Vapeur Magique is a former ferry boat that has been converted ... Two imposing fortresses guard the Bosphorus at its narrowest point through Istanbul. Rumeli Fortress sits on the European ...

and spots with Bosphorus-view balconies made for sipping tea while the ferries drift past. Here, we’ve rounded up some of the most thoughtfully designed Airbnbs in Istanbul—spaces that serve ...

I live part of the year in Istanbul, and my homecomings there always involve a ravenous re-encounter with lahmacun, that blistered, paper-thin, fire-kissed flatbread topped with spicy ground meat.

Istanbul city council organises ... 39,000 ships passed through the Bosphorus Strait last year, according to Turkey's ministry of transport -- not including pleasure boats and the ferries that ...