The Asian side of Istanbul

• How to reach Istanbul?
• We’re off to another continent!
• Palace in the Asian side of Istanbul
• The journey continues…
• Extras (not to be missed!)

In this article I’ll tell you about the stop on the Asian side of Istanbul during the cruise that allowed me to discover Greece and Turkey.
What is it about? Read on and you’ll find out…

To start getting an idea of the places and views that I was able to admire, I invite you to watch the video below containing the most significant images of this experience.

How to reach Istanbul?

The same day in which I returned to Venice from the Czech Republic in the morning, in the evening I took the flight to reach the island of Crete. I was in Plzeň (find out the article here) to see “Viktoria Plzeň-Inter match: full result in the Czech away match!” (find out the article here) and before reaching the airport I also took a trip to the center of Prague by night (find out the article here) to get some souvenir shots of the Czech capital at night. So, I reached Heraklion (Heraklion) from Venice but it’s as if I reached it from Prague 😛
There I boarded Costa Venezia in Heraklion (find out the article here) to start the cruise in which this destination was also included in the itinerary.

We’re off to another continent!

Having arrived by ship for the second time in Istanbul, I decided to take part in the excursion to discover the Asian part of the city. So, we go to another continent for a few hours 😛

Palace in the Asian side of Istanbul

The visit to the Beylerbeyi Palace (Beylerbeyi Sarayı), once the summer residence of the Ottoman sultans, was very interesting.

The journey continues…

The next stop on the trip was “VIP on board Costa Venezia” (find the article here)

If you want to know all the stages of “COSTA VENEZIA THROUGH GREECE AND TURKEY: a journey to discover local culture, history and traditions”, find out the article here.

Extras (not to be missed!) in addition to “The Asian side of Istanbul”

After this brief overview of the stop in “The Asian side of Istanbul”, aren’t you curious to go beyond simple images to better understand the travel experience lived before this stage? No problem, here is a preview of the places mentioned above.

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