Strolling through Istanbul
by Hilary Sumner Boyd and John Freely
It is a wonderfully evocative guidebook that is a great pleasure to read. The authors had walked around and made sense of the city in a way that was very exciting. It is still a great introduction to the many layers of the city: it starts from the top layer, which is the contemporary world, and goes deeper and deeper into the past.
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“It is a wonderfully evocative guidebook that is a great pleasure to read. When I first went to Istanbul, in the 60s, it was newly produced and was the fullest and most complete guidebook – I was astonished by the detail. The authors had walked around and made sense of the city in a way that was very thrilling. I strolled through these different parts of Istanbul with my copy of their book which was a joy to read. It is still a great introduction to the many layers of the city: it starts from the top layer, which is the contemporary world, and goes deeper and deeper into the past.” Read more...
Judith Herrin, Historian
