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Bright Sun
Sultanahmet (Blue)
Mosque, Istanbul.
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Plan at least 3 days in Istanbul —
so much to see
& do (even with kids), lots of good hotels, hostels, apartments/flats, restaurants, bazaars & shops,
even beaches. Here
are the best tours & itineraries...
You
can see Istanbul's
top sights in a rush on an overnight
stay, but you'll need at least 2
days to do them justice, and 3
or 4 days to really get a
sense of the city. In a week,
you can get a good look at most of
what Istanbul has to offer, do some shopping and
enjoy an excursion as
well.
Many
of Istanbul's
top sights such as Topkapı
Palace, Hagia
Sophia, the Blue
Mosque and the Hippodrome,
are in or near Sultanahmet,
as are many good hotels,
including charming Ottoman
inns.
Istanbul's Grand
Bazaar is just a 12-
to 15-minute walk or short tram
ride west of Sultanahmet along
the old
Roman road called Divan Yolu.
Once you've settled into your Istanbul
hotel,
you might want to take a city
tour for orientation,
and later a Bosphorus
cruise or an excursion to
the Princes'
Islands,
to the nearby cities of Edirne, İznik (Nicaea)
or Bursa, Gallipoli and
Troy,
or even Ephesus or Cappadocia. More...
Be
sure to take some time to just sit
at a sidewalk café and
sip Turkish
tea or coffee,
or go native and smoke a nargile (water
pipe). Dine on savory Turkish
cuisine in an excellent Istanbul
restaurant,
consume a traditional fish
sandwich by the Golden
Horn,
and you'll realize why it's my favorite
city
in all
the
world.
Are you a
male traveler? Read this!
—by Tom Brosnahan
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Istanbul Transport
Here's transport information and more Istanbul maps, including info on Atatürk Airport (IST),
Sabiha
Gökçen Airport (SAW)
on the Asian
side of the Bosphorus, and how to use the Metro
and tram, Havataş
airport buses, economical
private transfer services,
or taxis to
get into the city, and how
to get to the Büyük
Otogar, Istanbul's
main bus terminal.
If you arrive by cruise
ship or international
ferry, you'll dock in
the heart of the city at
the Salıpazar docks. More...
<—Click
on a map label for more info.
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