Deciding to visit Istanbul, Turkey is like opening a door into another world – full or aromas and spices, of carnivals and the magic lamps of the Grand Bazaar. A city that has been not once but twice the capital of an empire: the mighty Byzantium and the medieval Constantinople. And one further symbol: for one thousand years the Hagia Sophia symbolized Istanbul’s greatness, because it was the largest building in the known world. 

Get a cheap flight ticket to Istanbul and you'll be going on a vacation that's more like a voyage through time. Mosques and church towers dot the horizon overlooking the Bosphorus and the mighty harbour, called the Golden Horn. From Istanbul Airport (IST) rent a car in Istanbul and explore a city that’s half in Europe and half in Asia – the only such city in the world to sit on two continents. And of late, tourism has begun to boom here, with many a cheap hotel in Istanbul to host countless tourists who come not merely for the Turkish Baths – but for an experience out of time.