Istanbul, city of wonders and magic places where history, art and culture never cease to amaze visitors. Great masterpieces like the 6th century Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque of the 16th century, the Hippodrome of Constantine make the ancient capital in the world. The historic area of Istanbul was declared World Heritage by UNESCO, including the reasons for the recognition certainly affected by the fact that Istanbul was linked to more than 2000 years to the major political events, religious and artistic. Istanbul historically Byzantium and later Constantinople is in effect the cultural and economic center of Turkey, with its 10 million inhabitants is the largest metropolis in the country.