Istanbul City Guide. Pilot Guides
Description
This episode of Pilot Guides follows Estelle Bingham's exploration of the ancient city of Istanbul, starting at the famous Topkapi Palace, former home of sultans and their concubines. From there she visits the former seat of Christendom, the beautiful Aya Sophia church. She interrupts her sight-seeing for a day trip to Gallipoli, the site of an infamous World War I battlefield in which thousands of Allied soldiers died. She makes time to visit the opulent Pera Palace hotel, take a belly dancing lesson from some gypsies, tour the Florence Nightingale museum, and shop around the Grand Bazaar, one of the largest markets in the world. She takes another day trip to the amazing Edirne Wrestling Festival, with over 1000 well-oiled men competing for the gold belt, before ending her trip by visiting the famous Blue Mosque and going to see some whirling dervishes.
Runtime
48 min
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2012], c2003
Database
Films on Demand
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