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What to see in Istanbul in 3 days
Not a list of tips: these are the first 3 days of our real Istanbul itinerary, with the stops in the order you actually do them.
15
stops in 3 days
24h 42m
of visits
1.Sultanahmet: Byzantium and the Ottomans
- Santa Sofia
- Cisterna Basilica
- Ippodromo di Costantinopoli
- Moschea Blu
- Museo dei Mosaici del Gran Palazzo
8h 24m of visits
2.Topkapı, the bazaars and the Galata Bridge
- Palazzo Topkapı
- Gran Bazar
- Moschea di Solimano
- Bazar delle Spezie
- Ponte di Galata
8h 47m of visits
3.Into Asia: Üsküdar and Kuzguncuk
- Moschea di Mihrimah Sultan
- Moschea di Şemsi Paşa
- Salacak
- Kuzguncuk
- Bosco di Fethi Paşa
7h 31m of visits
And what gets left out
With 3 days, 10 of the 25 stops do not fit. Here they are — so you know what you are giving up, instead of finding out on the spot.
4. Galata, Pera and İstiklal
Torre di Galata · Museo Pera · Liceo di Galatasaray · Museo dell'Innocenza · Piazza Taksim
5. The Golden Horn: Balat, Fener and Eyüp
Kiremit Caddesi, Balat · Liceo greco-ortodosso di Fener · Chiesa di San Giorgio, Fener · Moschea di Eyüp Sultan · Caffè Pierre Loti