Marmara Guide: Overview, Hotels & Travel Writing

The area around Istanbul, including the Sea of Marmara and the coast of the Black Sea near Istanbul; extends as far as Turkey's north-western border.

"Small-scale comfort in a funky townhouse hotel, near the Blue Mosque, which boasts an intimate, beautiful roof terrace."

Price from: 140.00 EUR

"Celal Sultan is an intimate, well-run boutique hotel in a stellar location, overlooking the Bosphorus."

Price from: 120.00 EUR

"A romantic and stylish Ottoman mansion on the Bosphorus which boasts incredible views across the Marmara Sea."

Price from: 275.00 EUR

Istanbul Shopping | Cynthia Rosenfeld | Turkey | Marmara | Istanbul

“I found these sparkling stones on our family trip to Jaipur,” says 29-year-old Istanbulite Ayca Sadikoglu. The gems adorn a pair of stylish bikinis that Ayca created for herself and her twin sister, Zeynep, three years ago, serendipitously...

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Istanbul: Full of Eastern Promise | Tina Walsh | Turkey | Marmara | Istanbul

Split in two by the Bosphorous Strait, Istanbul is the only city in the world to straddle two continents

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Hot Destination: Istanbul | Lucretia Stewart | Turkey | Marmara | Istanbul

Istanbul is one of the great cities of the world, on a par with Paris, Rome, Venice, London and New York. The largest city in Turkey and in Europe and the third largest city in the world, it is very beautiful and endlessly fascinating

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Strike the Keys of the Topkapi Organ | Ben Mallalieu | Turkey | Marmara | Istanbul

The true eternal city, Istanbul has been a thriving metropolis for some 2,500 years. Open to English travellers for over 400 years, the last thirty years especially have seen it smartening up for tourism

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Buyukada | Lucretia Stewart | Turkey | Marmara | Buyukada

At night, the horses and phaetons wait to take diners home from the fish restaurants along the waterfront

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