Zoo in Istanbul
It is not so famous as zoos located in Berlin or Munich, but still is quite a suitable place for family holidays. The owner of this institution is Professor Faruh Yalchyn. Under his futile supervision, there were good conditions for the content of animals. Each bird cage is equipped with its own fountain; The zoo has a small Japanese garden, and, in general, the situation here is such that it is just suitable for a relaxing and pleasant time. Recently, the area of the zoo has expanded significantly, these days it covers an area of 200 thousand sq.m. It contains more than three thousand species of animals and four hundred species of plants. The Istanbul zoo is at a great distance from the center. Get here on the Otobus Duragi bus or Dolmoshev. Contact phone: "+90 (262) 653 13 74".
Turkish Bath (Hammam)
Having visited the Turkish bath, you can get closer to such a glorified tradition - you can say, a sacral ritual! The Turkish bath is called Hammam, and this is the place where you can relax the body and soul. In Istanbul there is a large number of baths. The most famous are Galatasaray, Jalugalla, Chamberlitash, the old bath in the district of ocochydar.
One of the most famous urban baths - Jagaloglu - Located not somewhere, but in the very center of Istanbul, near the basil tank. Takes 2 834 sq.m. How it is found here, this bath is divided into two offices - female and male. Entrance to the women's office is carried out with the Hamam alley, and in the men's - from the avenue.
Building and its interior decoration are made in an excellent baroque style; Above the lobby has a huge dome, and there are rooms for dressing. The center of Hamam is a wide marble pool. Above warm and hot sections - "Ilymbly" and "Harare" - also there are huge dome.
Here you can not only swim, visitors are offered by other additional entertainment - the "belly dance" show, live music and so on in the same vein. Near Hamam Jagaloglu are Ayia Sofia and Sultanahmet Square.
You can clarify information on the schedule and prices by calling "+90 (212) 522 24 24" or on the official website of the institution: http://www.cagalogluhamami.com.tr. Usually the male compartment works from 08:00 to 22:00, female - until 20:00, on all days of the week.
Festival Istanbul
I do not make truth, if I say that Istanbul is a city of festivals. Thanks to the Foundation for the Development of Culture and Art of Istanbul, large events are organized here every year - poetic, theatrical, film festivals ... This is happening since 1973. So it turns out that the celebrities of a world-class regularly come to Istanbul.
International Istanbul Film Festival
This event is held in Istanbul since 1982. At first, it was called the "Week of Cinema" and was held within the local "cultural festival", and after a year the event was called the name "International Days of Cinema". From 1984 he is a full-fledged film festival (held in April). Films here are presented in two categories - Turkish production and foreign. The main award that a foreign film can get is called "Golden Tulip". For the history of film festivals, more than three thousand films were presented to them, which looked at about 2.5 million people. The official website of the event is http://film.iksv.org.
International Stanbulsky Theater Festival
The program of the International Istanbulian Theater Festival is very saturated, so you can get acquainted with the vile of a wide variety of areas of this art - this is a traditional theater, dance, concert performances, avant-garde experimental art and others. Nowadays, this event has an equally high status as the film festival, so that the very famous theatrical figures of the world also come to Istanbul too. Search for the time of the theater festival on the site http://tiyatro.iksv.org.
International Festival Tulipov
Spring, namely from the eighth of the fifteenth of April, you can feel like in the Netherlands: because it is the time of the international tulip festival! The townspeople are searched by these beautiful flowers throughout Istanbul, and the metropolis turns into a pedestrous piece of paradise on the ground ... It is not surprising that the tulip is one of the symbols of the city. In addition to the collaboration itself, in the process of celebrating the International Festival of Tulips, many entertainment events are organized. In particular, the Ermian Park in this period is beautiful. The only bad thing is to get to him far.
About beach holiday in Istanbul
Maybe for someone it will be news, however, in this huge city built at the junction of Europe and Asia, there is not only sights, bath-hammams, parks and markets, but also the beaches.
They are not so little - only more than eighty. Not the best quality (compared to other Turkish beaches located on the part of the Mediterranean Sea), but what ...
From the side of the Marmara Sea, beach holidays is possible in Pasts Fenerbahce and Jaddebeub. The depth is small, so water is warmer here. From here, a wonderful picture of the printed islands and the vessels standing up in a row awaiting their turn to intersee Bosphorus.
In the district of jaddebeean on the Asian coast Free city beaches . The length of these beaches is approximately one kilometer. There is all the infrastructure necessary for a normal pastime. You can get here by high-speed tram (to Eminoñu's commutes). Further - sit on the ferry in Kadykoy. The frequency of ferry movement is small - they go every fifteen to twenty minutes. Already upon arrival in Calykoy, sit on the bus ( "4", "16", "16d", "222", "ER1 "). Your stop is "Chief Havuzlar", you can drive and a bit further. It is necessary to leave back on the street running parallel to the road, which you arrive - on "Bağdad Cad".
Another popular beach located with the Asian side is "True Blue Beach Bar" . It is located in Fenerbahce Bay. Here, however, for the rest will have to pay. In total, on this beach can fit a little more than fifty vaccines. Work schedule - 9: 00-2: 00. There are catering points, swimming pool. In the evening concert speeches are organized.