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There are many guidebooks available for your trip to Istanbul, but the one that stands out the most as evidenced by ratings and reviews is the Knopf Guide: Istanbul.

Each page is a rich palette of several illustrations, most colored, scattered throughout the text. There are sketch maps, portraits of famous people, cutaway views of buildings, street scenes, and works of art, plus depictions of the money used, buses, telephone booths, wildlife, and virtually everything else that can be explained visually.

The Istanbul volume, for example, has sketches displaying Turkish body language. The text is t intelligent and informative, with practical information put at the end.

The indexing is excellent, and the bibliographies are thoughtfully chosen. All this is packaged in flexible covers and in a convenient carrying size.

Comments ranging from awesome to the most useful guide ever written are just some of the reviews made by customers who purchased this book at Amazon.

Its small size and wonderful insight makes it a must-read. When you take this book with you to Istanbul, here are some recommendations on its use:

* Skim through it and look for points of interest as well as other locations near by. This is great to do the night before or the morning of your excursion, so that you can plan your day.

* Since the best way to travel in Istanbul is by public transportation, take every opportunity to look at the maps and trace your route while traveling to your locations.

* Explore the locations using the approach from the guide.

* Once you have finished your day, you will find that it is wonderful to re-read the guide find out more about the locations you visited.

* After reviewing where you had been, pick your next locations for the following day.

This guidebook to Istanbul is the most detailed and well-illustrated of all guidebooks found on this country.

Especially interesting is the historical information on the Ottoman Empire.

Having this guidebook along will enhance your travel experience to Istanbul, and it is certainly worth the price!

Knopf Guide: Istanbul

At Amazon, you can purchase this guide used from $2.35 and up.

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