The best family holidays YOU WILL BE IN SAFE HANDS WITH THE ALLURE TRAVEL SERVICES Warmest greetings from THE ALLURE TRAVEL, Istan- • Hotel and Resort Reservations bul – Turkey, as one of the leading Turkey Destination • Domestic & International Airline Tickets Management Company and a distinguished member • Group tours to TURKEY of Türsab (Association of Turkish Travel Agencies). • Student tours • Private transportation arrangements, car rentals The Allure Travel was es- • Daily Tour Programs & Tour Guides tablished in 2010, ready • Nature & Outdoor Activities to meet the fast growing • Medical & patient treatment programs demand for Turkey pro- • Weight Loss Programs viding services in Istan- • Congresses & Business Meetings bul and all other major • VIP Services destinations in Turkey. • Luxury vehicle, helicopter and Yacht rentals Company Partners Our client profile con- Ghassan Khraim & • Private yacth cruises Aysin Sezmis Kellekci sists of some of the pre- • Consultancy services for Real Estate mier brands in a variety of industries and individual With us, no request is left without a comprehen- V.I.P guests especially from Middle East countries. sive reply latest within the following 24 hours. 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Our target regions include the Middle East, Africa, Europe and US markets. 2 3 HOTEL & RESORT RESERVATIONS M.I.C.E. (Meetings, Invectives, Conventions, Exhibitions) AIRLINE & FERRY TICKETS FIT & GROUP TOUR PROGRAMS, DAILY TOURS & TOUR GUIDES TRANSPORTATION VIP SERVICES HEALTH TOURISM OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES & SPECIAL INTEREST TOURS RENT A CAR, BUS RENTAL FOR GROUPS CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE EXCURSIONS FOR CRUISE PASSENGERS HELICOPTER & YACHT RENTAL 4 5 ISTANBUL There is no other metropolis in the world that is founded on two continents. Istanbul The Capital of 3 great empires,the host for the cultures of the communities that have been living in ANATOLIA for thousands of years. Having served The city of Istanbul is really fascinating with its as the capital of Roman, Byztian and Ottoman Em- museums, churches, palaces, mosques, naturel pire respectively, Istanbul is hopeful with its modern parks, restaurants, shopping malls. It was se- future preserving the heritage of the past proudly. lected the culturel capital of Europe in 2010. ÇAMLICA HILL: Big Çamlica Hill is one of the seven * * * Must See in Istanbul * * * hills of Istanbul. Due to its beauty, the hill has inspired many writers to compose songs and poems about it. THE BOSPHORUS: Take a cruise along the strait that separates Europe and Asia passing stunning buildings such as the Dolmabahce Pal- ace, as you head towards the Black Sea. ORTAKOY: Located just under the Bosphorus suspen- sion bridge. Open area nice view with restaurants. TAKSIM SQUARE: Taksim is one of the most im- portant center in Istanbul. Also became a popular Sisli, Nisantasi, Osmanbey and Pera as neigh- EMIRGAN PARK: Park has cover 325.000 quareme- bourhood. The best known street in Taksim ters that has many pine, lime trees also historical is Istiklal Street where you can find, window pavilions. shops, cafes, restaurants, cinemas, bookshops. PRINCESS ISLAND: Famous with pine wood trees, summer houses and horse drawn carriages. CAFE PIERRE LOTI: Located on the Europian side and wonderfull view overlooking to Golden Horn Harbour. ULUS PARK: Located in Ulus Area .Wonderful view overlooking the Bosphorus scene. 6 7 HISTORICAL SITES IN ISTANBUL HAGIA SOPHIA (Sultanahmet, Old town) Hagia Sophia is a great architectural beauty and an important monument both for Byzantine and for Ottoman Empires. Once a church, later a mosque, and now a museum at the Turkish Republic, Hagia SULTANAHMET MOSQUE (BLUE MOSQUE) Sophia has always been the precious of its time. More familiarly known as the Blue Mosque due to its interior panelling of blue and white Iznik tiles, it was built for Sultan Ahmet I between 1609 - 1616. TOPKAPI PALACE (Sultanahmet, Old town) The opulent home of the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th-19th centuries, highlights include the HIPPODROME (Sultanahmet, Old town) Harem, the treasury with the famous Spoon- The Hippodrome was a circus that was the sporting maker’s Diamond and the Topkapi Dagger. and social centre of capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square named Sultan Ahmet Square with CISTERN BASILICA (Sultanahmet, Old town) a few fragments of the original structure surviving. The Basilica Cistern, located in Eminönü dis- trict of Istanbul next to Hagia Sophia, was built to provide water for Istanbul during the reign of Emperor Justinian I in the 6th century CE. 8 9 GRAND BAZAAR (Sultanahmet, Old town) SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE (Sultanahmet, Old town) One of the oldest and largest covered markets The Süleymaniye Mosque is an Ottoman impe- in the world, this is the perfect place to hunt for rial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istan- your holiday souvenirs in the labyrinth of streets bul, Turkey. It is the largest mosque in the city and passages which house over 4000 shops. EGYPT BAZAAR (SPICE MARKET) (Sultanahmet, Old DOLMABAHÇE PALACE (Besiktas) town) Dolmabahçe Palace located in the Besiktas district One of the largest bazaars in the city. Located in Fatih, of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European coastline of the in the neighborhood of Eminönü, it is the second larg- Bosphorus strait, served as the main administrative est covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar. center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1922. 10 11 EYÜP SULTAN MOSQUE (Eyüp) The Eyüp Sultan Mosque is situated in the dis- MUSEUMS trict of Eyüp, near the Golden Horn, outside the IN ISTANBUL Walls of Constantinople. Built in 1458, it was the first mosque constructed by the Ottoman Turks fol- lowing the Conquest of Constantinople in 1453. The mosque rises next to the place where Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, the standard-bearer of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, is said to have been buried during the Arab assault on Constantinople in 670. His tomb is greatly venerated by Muslims, attracting many pil- grims. Some of the personal belongings of Muhammad are preserved in the building that houses the tomb. GALATA TOWER (Galata, Taksim) MINIATURK (Eyüp) The Galata Tower is a medieval stone tower in Minimized theme park of a great country. The the Galata/Karaköy quarter of Istanbul, just to park contains 122 models done in 1/25th the north of the Golden Horn’s junction with the scale. 58 of the structures are from Istanbul, 52 Bosphorus. One of the city’s most striking land- are from Anatolia, and 12 are from the Otto- marks, it is a high, cone-capped cylinder that dom- man territories that today lie outside of Turkey. inates the skyline and offers a panoramic vista of Istanbul’s Historic Peninsula and its environs. 13 PANORAMA 1453 HISTORY MUSEUM (Topkapi) ISTANBUL MODERN The Panorama 1453 Historical Museum is located The Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey’s first across from the spot on the Topkapi Edirnekapi ram- private museum to organize modern and con- parts. The museum is a panorama painting about the temporary art exhibitions, was founded in 2004 conquest of Constantinople. Here the visitor will wit- and occupies an 8,000 square meter site on the ness a scene of the Fall of Constantinople, in partic- shores of the Bosphorus. Istanbul Modern em- ularly the moment the Ottoman troops broke the Byz- braces a global vision to collect, preserve, exhibit antine defences of the city. After the fall, the Ottoman and document works of modern and contempo- Sultan Mehmet II, gained the title of Fatih (conqueror). rary art and make them accessible to art lovers. The painting surrounding measures 38 meters in di- ameter and covers an area of 2,350 square meters. 14 15 Being the most selected hotel within the Marmara region, Hotel Almira has begun offering “THERMAL” service A heavenly Bursa landscape Renewed concept Suits and Superior Rooms Irresistable tastes and perfect service /almirahotel | +90 224 250 20 20 | www.almira.com.tr THEMED PARKS & VIALAND (Eyüp) Vialand, presenting Turkey’s first international mega ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS theme park, exhibition center and shopping center with IN ISTANBUL a unique concept located in Eyüp, the heart of Istanbul. The Vialand Chateau meets the visitors at the gate. The Game World, Legends World and Adventure World are the main themes and areas in Vialand and there are more than 50 amusement units. ISTANBUL AQUARIUM (Florya) Istanbul Aquarium holds a leading position among worldwide aquariums thanks to its volume, variety of fish species, and the activities on travel routes. Vis- itors follow a geographical route that includes 16 themes and 1 rainforest going from the Black Sea towards the Pacific. The aquarium was designed by public aquarium design consultants OCEAN Projects. ISTANBUL DOLPINARIUM (Eyüp) Are you ready for the journey to the exciting world of ma- rine mammals? Istanbul Dolphinarium invites the visitors of all ages to meet in person merry dolphins, playful fur seals, massive walruses and the gorgeous white whale.