Istanbul: A weekend break with a difference

Looking for a weekend break with a difference? Try Istanbul, says Suzanne Harrington. It’s a treasure trove of palaces, mosques, museums and markets.

What a city. A population of over 15 million, yet still feels intimate. Geographically both European and Asian, linked by bridges across the wide blue Bosphorus, and edged by two seas–the Marmara and the Black Sea.