The House Hotel Opens in Istanbul's Nisantasi District, Istanbul
One of Istanbul's newest accommodation options is the House Hotel in Nisantasi. Located above a Prada store in one of Istanbul's most prestigious shopping and dining districts, the hotel features 45 rooms, including six suites as well as meeting facilities. For more information, visit www.thehousehotel.com.
Avantagarde Hotel Opens in Financial District, Istanbul
The Öztanik Group's new Avantgarde Hotel has opened in Istanbul's financial district, catering to the business traveler. The 84-room Art Deco property features meeting and conference facilities, free WiFi and two restaurants as well as a gym with swimming pool, massage, steam rooms and saunas. For more information, visit www.avantgardehotel.com
Explore Turkey's most authentic and least known restaurants with "Istanbul Eats: Exploring the Culinary Backstreets"
"Istanbul Eats: Exploring the Culinary Backstreets" is the first English-language pocket restaurant guide to take food enthusiasts beyond what most visitors ever experience. Kebab houses, waterfront fish restaurants and places featuring regional Turkish cuisine are among the 80+ more venues described. Authors Ansel Mullins and Yigal Schleifer call themselves "culinary detectives" and focus on the city's unparalleled culinary history and tradition, authenticity and value. Visit their website at www.istanbuleats. com. The book may be purchased through www.tulumba.com/storeItem. asp?ic=zBK352837FF915.
First Geopark in Turkey Opens in Ankara July 16 marked the opening of Turkey's first "geopark.
A joint project of the government and Ankara University as well as the Turkish Association for the Conservation of Geological Heritage, the attraction features 23 geosites with different geological formations dating back up to 23 million years and including a fossil forest and spectacular formations of basalt columns
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