Istanbul: what to see and where to eat
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mosqueHagia Sophia
mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Sultanahmet, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap
historic buildingSultan Ahmed Mosque
historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
Getting there Nearest stop or station Sultanahmet, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap
Bjørn Christian Tørrissen / CC BY-SA 3.0
museumTopkapı Palace
palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Gülhane, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap
historic buildingSüleymaniye Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station İETT Eminönü Peronları, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap
island groupPrinces' Islands
group of islands in the Marmara Sea and a district of Istanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Heybeliada, about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap
- museum
Galata Tower
historical tower in İstanbul
Getting there Nearest stop or station Beyoğlu Station, Tünel Line, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap
road bridgeBosphorus Bridge
bridge in İstanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Ortaköy, about 11 min on foot OpenStreetMap
Maurice Flesier / CC BY-SA 4.0
hippodromeHippodrome of Constantinople
historic square in Istanbul
Getting there Nearest stop or station Sultanahmet, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap
- architectural landmark
Maiden's Tower
lighthouse at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus in Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Üsküdar, about 12 min on foot OpenStreetMap
museumChora Church
church converted to mosque in Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Edirnekapı, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap
architectural landmarkŞehzade Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Vezneciler-İstanbul Üniversitesi, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap
road bridgeFatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
bridge in İstanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Rumeli Hisarı İskelesi, about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap
palaceBasilica Cistern
cistern of Byzantine Constantinople
Getting there Nearest stop or station Sultanahmet, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap
The original uploader was -jha- at German Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0
city wallsWalls of Constantinople
city walls of Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey)
Getting there Nearest stop or station Topkapı, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap
Lenka Janochová / CC BY-SA 3.0
church buildingHagia Irene
Byzantine church building in Istanbul, Turkey now a hall and museum
Getting there Nearest stop or station Gülhane, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap
historic buildingFatih Istanbul Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Aksaray, about 14 min on foot OpenStreetMap
fusion-of-horizons / CC BY 2.0
church buildingLittle Hagia Sophia
former Greek Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul converted to a mosque
Getting there Nearest stop or station Çemberlitaş, about 10 min on foot OpenStreetMap
national museumIstanbul Archaeology Museums
archaeology museums in Istanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Gülhane, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap
roman aqueductAqueduct of Valens
Roman aqueduct supplying Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
Getting there Nearest stop or station Vezneciler-İstanbul Üniversitesi, about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap
bazaarSpice Bazaar
food market in Istanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Eminönü, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap
castleRumeli Hisarı
Ottoman castle in Istanbul
Getting there Nearest stop or station Aşiyan, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap
historic buildingRüstem Pasha Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Eminönü, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap
historic buildingSokollu Mehmed Pasha I Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Çemberlitaş, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap
User:Roweromaniak / CC BY-SA 2.5
historic siteBeylerbeyi Palace
building in Istanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Beylerbeyi İskelesi, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap
- historic building
Laleli Mosque
mosque in Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Aksaray, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap
museumPammakaristos Church
former church, at present a mosque and museum in Istanbul
Getting there Nearest stop or station Balat, about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap
Dmitry A. Mottl / CC BY-SA 4.0
historic buildingNuruosmaniye Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Çemberlitaş, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap
victory columnColumn of Constantine
Roman triumphal column in Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
Getting there Nearest stop or station Çemberlitaş, about 1 min on foot OpenStreetMap
museum buildingTurkish and Islamic Arts Museum
museum of Islamic arts in Istanbul
Getting there Nearest stop or station Sultanahmet, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap
victory columnSerpent Column
victory column in Istanbul, Turkey, from Delphi
Getting there Nearest stop or station Sultanahmet, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap
ancient cityConstantinople
capital of the Eastern Roman, Latin and Ottoman Empires, currently Istanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Sirkeci Marmaray Underground Station, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap
http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/cartographers/bocage.txt / Public domain
ancient cityByzantium
ancient Greek city, precursor of Constantinople
Getting there Nearest stop or station Sarayburnu Limanı, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap
association football venueRams Park
football stadium of Galatasaray SK
Getting there Nearest stop or station Seyrantepe, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap
palaceDolmabahçe Palace
palace in Istanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Besiktas, about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap
gateSublime Porte
synecdoche for the central government of the Ottoman Empire
Getting there Nearest stop or station Gülhane, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap
association football venueŞükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
football stadium located in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Söğütlüçeşme, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap
multi-purpose stadiumAtatürk Olympic Stadium
football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Olimpiyat, about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap
- ancient city
Chalcedon
ancient city of Bithynia in modern-day Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Moda İskelesi, about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap
historic buildingNew Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Eminönü, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap
Bjørn Christian Tørrissen / CC BY-SA 3.0
road bridgeGalata Bridge
bridge that spans the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Turyol İskelesi, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap
association football venueBeşiktaş Stadium
association football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Kabatas - Kadıkoy Boat Port, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap
streetİstiklal Avenue
avenue in Beyoğlu, Istanbul
Getting there Nearest stop or station Galatasaray Lisesi, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap
- palace
Çırağan Palace
palace
Getting there Nearest stop or station Beşiktaş Motor İskelesi, about 11 min on foot OpenStreetMap
monastery ruinsMonastery of Stoudios
Greek Orthodox monastery in Constantinople
Getting there Nearest stop or station Yedikule, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap
historic buildingBayezid II Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Beyazıt-Grand Bazaar, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap
obeliskObelisk of Theodosius
ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople (known today as At Meydanı or Sultanahmet Meydanı, in the modern city of Istanbul, Turkey) by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in the 4th century AD
Getting there Nearest stop or station Sultanahmet, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap
skyscraperIstanbul Sapphire
skyscraper in İstanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station 4. Levent, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap
Meister der Predigten des Mönchs Johannes Kokkinobaphos / Public domain
church buildingChurch of the Holy Apostles
church and imperial mausoleum in Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Aksaray, about 14 min on foot OpenStreetMap
Klearchos Kapoutsis from Santorini, Greece / CC BY 2.0
eastern orthodox cathedralChurch of St. George
Principal Greek Orthodox cathedral and the formal seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, in İstanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Fener Pier, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap
historic buildingEyüp Sultan Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Eyüp Teleferik İstasyonu, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap
historic buildingDolmabahçe Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
Getting there Nearest stop or station Kabatas - Kadıkoy Boat Port, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap
palaceGreat Palace of Constantinople
Byzantine imperial palace complex
Getting there Nearest stop or station Sultanahmet, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap
- public aquarium
Istanbul Aquarium
- city gate
Golden Gate
- observation tower
Çamlıca Tower
- amusement park
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Places to eat
- restaurant
Dogaciyiz.com gourmet şarküteri
Food: naturel foods
- cafe
Konak Cafe
Food: turkish
- restaurant
Massa Bistro Turkish Kitchen
Food: asian, coffee shop, grill, kebab, local, pasta
- cafe
Vatan Cafe
Food: turkish
- restaurant
AGORA Meyhanesi 1890
Food: regional
- restaurant
Aksaray Restaurant
Food: turkish, kebab
- cafe
Coffee Department
Food: specialty coffee shop
- cafe
Durak Pub
Food: turkish
- cafe
Emri Cafe
Food: turkish
- restaurant
Ewan Restaurant
Food: turkish, kebab
- restaurant
Izgara Evi Restuarant
Food: arab, syrian
- cafe
Mezopotamya Nergile Cafe and Resturant
Food: breakfast, turkish, local, coffee shop
- restaurant
Nabu Karakoy
Food: italian
- cafe
Osman Oğlu Cafe
Food: turkish
- restaurant
Osmanli Konagi Restuarant
Food: turkish, kebab
- restaurant
Sallora Restaurant
Food: dessert
- restaurant
Van Restaurant
Food: turkish, kebab
- cafe
vay cafe
Food: turkish
- cafe
vay cafe
Food: turkish
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