A great thing that this city offers to all of us, is all the wonderful places you can visit, which are absolutely free! A place with a thousand of years of history, is waiting for you  to explore its beauty.  Istanbul, by being one of the most magical cities in the world, offers dozens of places and sights, that you can admire without paying anything!

The landmarks of the city, are of course the mosques! Imposing, beautiful, big structures with amazing architectural design! Mosques are all over the city and you can visit them all day long, except the hours of the praying. There is no entrance for the mosques, but you have to be properly dressed, in order to enter. One of the most famous mosques in the city, is the Blue Mosque, located at the Sultanahmet area, where you can find many properties for sale in Istanbul Turkey.

Along the wonderful Bosphorus, on the European side of the city, there are many districts resembling villages, which give to the city a unique feel of calmness, being located away from the city center. These scenic places, right on the banks of Bosphorus, offer amazing views to the city! Ortakoy, Arnavutkoy and Bebek are such areas, which are located one next to the other, starting from the first bridge of Bosphorus, until the second one. If you want to find beautiful houses for sale in Istanbul Turkey, then you should also visit this part of the city!

Two out of the biggest and oldest covered markets in the world, are located in Istanbul. The most famous one, is the Grand Bazaar, which hosts over 4000 small shops, offering enldess choices for clothing, decoration, jewlery, leather items, carpets and many more! The complex provides also hamams, cafes and restaurants. The Spice Bazaar, which is also known as the Egyptian Bazaar, is the second biggest in the city, offering mostly hundred of choices of spices, tea, turkish delights, nuts and many more! Even if you are not planning on buying anything, you should visit both of them... just to enjoy the smells and the colors!