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Choose your experience

Choose what you wish your experience would be

First visit

Hagia Sophia
Blue Mosque
Topkapı
Grand Bazaar
Bosphorus ferry

Fun & easy (family)

Rahmi M. Koç Museum
Miniatürk
Istanbul Aquarium
Gülhane Park
Ferry to Kadıköy

City lives at dusk

Galata Bridge
Ortaköy
Moda seafront
Çamlıca Tower
İstiklal

Shopping

Grand Bazaar
Spice Bazaar
Nişantaşı
Çukurcuma
Galataport

Nature

Emirgan Grove
Yıldız Park
Belgrad Forest
Büyükada
Bosphorus

Layers of time

Basilica Cistern
Archaeological Museums
Kariye
Rumeli Fortress
Dolmabahçe

Slow down

A hammam scrub
Tea on a ferry
Süleymaniye courtyard
Moda café
Gülhane bench

Architecture & design

Süleymaniye
Rüstem Paşa
Istanbul Modern
Arter
Sancaklar Mosque

Eat & explore

Çiya Sofrası
Karaköy Güllüoğlu
Spice Bazaar
Balık ekmek
Vefa Bozacısı

Autumn

Hamsi
Roasted chestnuts
Salep
Boza
Emirgan leaves
Hammams: Kılıç Ali Paşa, Çemberlitaş and Ayasofya Hürrem Sultan are historic and well run. Check whether sessions are mixed or separate, and book ahead.
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