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Build your own Istanbul guide

If you want information and you want it quickly, Fodor has a solution that cuts out the need to sift through endless guidebooks or web pages. Tap in the destination and the information you want and it constructs a guide tailored around your individual needs, with plenty of inspired idea for things to do.

In Istanbul, it covers all the worthwhile sights, from the rococo kitsch of Dolmabache Palace(where Ataturk spent his last days) to the welcome serenity of Sultanahmet's Archaeological Museum(set around a courtyard, its tranquil cafe is an ideal spot to write postcards). It also urges trips to the Blue Mosque, to the Galata Bridge at sunset to hear the Call to Prayer and to Hagia Sophia, once famed as the greatest church in Christendom.

There are profiles of hotels and restaurants to satisfy most tastes and budgets. For the first time visitor there are plenty of travel tips, including how to dress when visiting a mosque(cover up and take your shoes off) and the dos and don'ts of tipping.

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