Top 15 things to do in Istanbul
This september we spent a wonderful week in Istanbul. The weather was great, the food as usual delicious and endless things to see, to do and to try. In this article I put together my top 15 things to do in Istanbul. Enjoy!
1.Visit Sultanahmet square (the best photo-point is next to the fountain)
![Sultanahmet square](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220927_175030-01-1024x724.jpeg)
![Sultanahmet](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220926_115051-01-1024x722.jpeg)
2.Try boiled or grilled corn (1 Euro) and roasted chestnuts (you can’t miss them as they are around every corner)
![Chestnuts and corn](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/wp-1667138021435-1024x722.jpg)
3.Wander at the Egyptian market and try some local sweets, nuts and spices.
![Egyptian market](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220927_122447-01-1024x724.jpeg)
![Egyptian market](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220927_122111-01-1024x724.jpeg)
4.Go on a long Bosphorus tour – buy ticket at Eminonu Ferry Terminal (about 3,5 Euro pp) and savor fresh fish and seafood in the village Anadolu Kavagi.
![Anadolu Kavagi](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220928_113230-01-724x1024.jpeg)
![Anadolu Kavagi](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220927_183824-01-724x1024.jpeg)
![Fresh fish in Anadolu Kavagi](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220928_132044-01-1024x722.jpeg)
![Fresh fish in Anadolu Kavagi](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220928_130106-01-1024x722.jpeg)
![Anadolu Kavagi (Bosphorus)](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/wp-1667138022023-1024x724.jpg)
5.Get lost in the Grand Bazaar and find yourself wondering at the unimaginable amount of all thinkable and unthinkable goods.
![Grand Bazaar](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/wp-1667138698148-768x1024.jpg)
![Grand Bazaar](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220927_122859-01-723x1024.jpeg)
6.Drink enormous amount of orange and pomegranate juice (prices start from 1,5 Euro for a glass)
![Juice heaven](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/wp-1667138698507-767x1024.jpg)
![Sultanahmet square](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220927_175437-01-724x1024.jpeg)
7.Visit Princes Islands (Eminonu ferry terminal, 7 Euro pp) and go for a walk to see the stylish villas.
![Princes islands](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/wp-1667139086162-1024x723.jpg)
![Princes islands](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/wp-1667139086228-1024x722.jpg)
![Princes islands](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/wp-1667139086070-1024x724.jpg)
![Princes islands](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220928_134339-01-1024x724.jpeg)
8.Try turkish coffee (if you like it), alternatively breath in its mind-blowing smell and buy some as a present at Mehmet Efendi (500 g for 7 Euro).
9.Visit the 1,4 km long pedestrian Istiklal Street for its cafes, boutiques and historic tram and drop by Galata Tower.
![View to Galata Tower](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/wp-1667139086435-724x1024.jpg)
![MADO ice-cream](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/wp-1667138021567-724x1024.jpg)
10.Try MADO’s pistacho ice-cream (1 Euro for a scoop), imho the best in the world!
11.Visit impressively sinister Basilica Cistern, where Dan Brown’s Inferno’s finale was filmed.
![Basilica Cistern](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220926_113418-01-1024x724.jpeg)
![Basilica Cistern](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220926_111311-01-1024x721.jpeg)
![Basilica Cistern](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220926_112256-01-724x1024.jpeg)
![Basilica Cistern](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220926_112347-01-01-724x1024.jpeg)
![Basilica Cistern](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220926_111524-02-724x1024.jpeg)
12.Check the back part of Hagia Sofia (of course, you’re welcome to visit this famous church, then mosque and museum from inside as well. But a long queue to be anticipated).
![Behind Hagia Sofia](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220927_182132-01-724x1024.jpeg)
![Behind Hagia Sofia](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220927_180804-01-724x1024.jpeg)
13.Explore Topkapi Palace and imagine how sultan’s wives and concubines were living in the harem. The entrance is quite pricy (around 25 Euro).
![Topkapi Palace](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/wp-1667139086703-498x1024.jpg)
![Topkapi Palace](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/wp-1667138697627-498x1024.jpg)
![Topkapi Palace](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/wp-1667138697974-498x1024.jpg)
![Topkapi Palace](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/wp-1667138697902-1024x769.jpg)
![Topkapi Palace](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/wp-1667138927925-1024x724.jpg)
![Topkapi Palace](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/wp-1667138697690-1024x724.jpg)
![Topkapi Palace](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/wp-1667137562872-1024x724.jpg)
14.Go on a stroll in Gulhane park.
![Gulhane park](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220926_182605-01-1024x724.jpeg)
![Gulhane park](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220926_175726-01-1024x724.jpeg)
15.Find your own way through the city, find your favorite district and decide if you want to come back to Istanbul again!
![Sultanahmet](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220927_172838-01-1024x724.jpeg)
![Embankment](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220928_102401-01-1024x724.jpeg)
![Embankment](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220928_095451-01-1024x724.jpeg)
![Istanbul](http://globevisuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/wp-1667139086290-1024x724.jpg)
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