Day Trips
Princes’ Islands
The ferry crossing is part of the appeal: Istanbul spreads along the shore, the water opens out, and the day starts to feel…
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Fourteen ways into the city — from your first ferry to a familiar side street.
Itineraries
Three Days in Istanbul
From Sultanahmet’s great interiors to Beyoğlu’s side streets and the ferry to Kadıköy, a first visit with room for discovery.
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Shopping
Shopping and Local Design in Istanbul
A good Istanbul shopping day starts with a small decision: what would you actually like to bring home? A useful cotton towel, a…
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Historic Places
Istanbul Architecture and Historic Places
Istanbul's buildings become more interesting when you look at what they were designed to do. A dome gathers people into a shared space.…
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Day Trips
Day Trips from Istanbul
A day outside Istanbul can mean lunch beside the Black Sea, a walk through woodland or a visit to another former Ottoman capital.…
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Museums & Art
Six Istanbul Museums and Art Spaces
An afternoon with paintings, manuscripts or contemporary art can change how you see Istanbul outside the gallery. The useful question is which collection…
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Shopping
Istanbul Bookshops
Leave a little space in your bag for Istanbul. A novel, an exhibition catalogue or a book about the city can be a…
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Area Guides
Karaköy
Art spaces, old banking halls and a waterfront that still sets the pace of the neighbourhood.
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Getting Around
Your First Ferry Ride in Istanbul
A practical introduction to the city from the water, with routes worth taking and neighbourhoods worth arriving in.
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Essential Information
Istanbul Essentials
Airports, ferries, payments and tickets: the details that make arriving in Istanbul easier, whether you are staying for a weekend or settling in…
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Area Guides
Galata
A tower above the rooftops, music shops on the slope and streets worth following beyond the familiar photograph.
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Area Guides
Beyoğlu and Its Side Streets
Art, antiques and café tables around İstiklal, with plenty of reasons to stay for the evening.
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Kadıköy
Market streets, a long lunch and an evening at the opera on Istanbul’s Asian shore.
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Moda
Residential streets, a musician’s home and time beside the Sea of Marmara.
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