The strait dividing Europe from Asia, lined with palaces, Ottoman wooden mansions (yalı) and fortresses. Public ferries from Eminönü go up to Anadolu Kavağı, with a castle at the top, and back, a half-day trip, much cheaper than private tours.
Or simply take the commuter ferry from Eminönü or Karaköy to Kadıköy on the Asian side for the view. Dolmabahçe Palace and the Rumeli Fortress are on the European shore.
One of the oldest and largest covered markets in the world, begun in 1461.
The palace of the Ottoman sultans for nearly 400 years, on a point above the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn, with courtyards, pavilions tiled in Iznik…
A vast underground Byzantine water reservoir built in the 6th century, with 336 marble columns rising from the water, dimly lit, and two Medusa heads…
Built as a cathedral by the Byzantine emperor Justinian in 537, later a mosque, then a museum, and again a mosque since 2020, with a vast dome that s…
Built between 1609 and 1616, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque is famous for its six minarets, its cascading domes and the more than 20,000 blue İznik tiles th…
The restaurant where İskender kebab was invented, run by the same family since 1867.
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