Turkey: The Bosphorus
The Bosphorus is one of the finest passages of the world and a visit to Turkey would be complete without a cruise on the Bosphorus.
The Bosphorus is a strait connecting the Sea of Marmara to the Black Sea, thus separating the two continents Asia and Europe, according to Greek legend, Io, the lover of Zeus father of the gods, having been transformed into a heifer, rushed into the waves at this location to avoid a gadfly that Hera out of jealousy, had on her. This is the origin of the name Bosphorus, because the Greek word meaning "cow ford".
This arm of the sea with a width of 700 to 3500 meters separating Europe from Asia and connects the Marmara Sea Black Sea has made possible a geographical point of view the development of Istanbul, which thus became a metropolis.
This waterway, 31 km long, is one of the most spectacular scenery and pleasant in the world, surrounded by green hills, countless teeming with fish and even dolphins. It flows with a surface current towards the south and an undercurrent to the Black Sea.
The Bosphorus Bridge is among the five largest suspension bridges in the world and connects the two continents, the Bosphorus has toujoures fl & e of great strategic importance, low salinity waters of the Black Sea flows gently to the sea of Marmara South. Depth, there is a second current in the opposite direction.
Fatih Sultan Mehmet, the second pnt suspended, crosses the Strait's narrowest point.
The Bosphorus still retains great charm with its fishing villages, Yali elegant, luxurious wood résidencesen 19th century palaces belonging to the Sultan.
Half a day is needed to perform the walk on the Bosphorus, the boat is the most enjoyable for a quick and complete discovery, is the embarkation port of Eminonu
