Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey. Formal living here more than 12 million people. The city is overcrowded and they dragged multicolored crowd as soon as you step into the street. A city with ancient history, is now one of the largest cities in the world. Istanbul is a place with many attractions. Genoese, Byzantine, Roman, and even Greek forms of architecture remain visible in Istanbul alongside their Ottoman counterparts.
The road from Sofia to Istanbul highway passing by on highway E80 to the border and then on the highway to Istanbul. The distance is about 630 km and travel time - about 8 hours.