Istanbul (AFP) – Istanbul, a historic megalopolis of 17 million residents between two seas and two continents, is not normally thought of as a seaside resort. But like New York, Beirut and a handful of other global cities, you can swim there all summer long and return home on the metro with salty skin and sand stuck to your sandals.
Istanbul’s beaches: swimming between two seas and two continents
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