"Beyoglu: A Soho in the Heart of Istanbul
By IT Blog, October 15, 2010 4:45 PM | Comments (0)
In our October cover story, Pico Iyer writes of the wonders of Istanbul, the 'City of the Future.' Writer Emilie Harting just returned from a visit herself, and delves deeper into the neighborhood of Beyoglu.
Haldun's advice was perfect. For ten days we stayed in Beyoglu, which is in the center of the European side of the city, north of the Golden Horn, the waterway that divides the city between Asia and Europe (see a clickable map of the city here). Quickly, we learned that the above ground metro goes back and forth to the 'Old City,' where top sites like the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, the Hippodrome, and the Grand Bazaar are clustered together. But with all that was happening in the neighborhood, we found plenty of time to explore. "
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