What to do in Istanbul —
11 things to do

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Visit Hagia Sophia Mosque

Леся Кречетова

Visit the "eighth wonder of the world" in Istanbul and find out why the mosque conquered the great conquerors, sultans and kings with its beauty.

TRY 409Hagia Sophia Mosque

Ride on the old tram in Beyoglu district

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In the day of appearance the red wooden trailers became the hallmark of Istanbul.

TRY 46Beyoğlu district

Drink tea from traditional bardac

Joan Naples

Istanbul is the city where you always smell roasted chestnuts, mussels, corn and tea served in bardacs.

Ride the horse cart

Леся Кречетова

Have a ride along the incredibly inspiring and pacifying Büyükada Island on famous and popular around here - phaeton (horse cart).

TRY 706Büyükada island

Read your fortune in Kadikoy district

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Plunge into the creative atmosphere and find out your destiny from the local fortune-teller.

TRY 26Kadıköy district

Bargain in the Grand-Bazaar

Tarras

Colorful, bright, fragrant and noisy place, where everyone can find something to buy as a souvenir for memory.

5Grand Bazaar

Taste Turkish dessert - kanafeh

Joan Naples

A hot crusty flavored with love dessert, with a piece of cheese melted inside in tasty syrup hides the secret of true pleasure.

Try a sandwich with fish "balik-ekmek"

Дарья Слепакова

Balik-ekmek or bread with fish is a great traditional snack for a hungry traveler.

Count cats

Дарья Слепакова

If you are a cat - move to Istanbul and you will have a full and happy life, because cats here are full-fledged citizens, locals take care and love them.

Cruise down the Bosphorus

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Travel to Istanbul will seem to be incomplete without the emotions that can be obtained from a walk among the strait connecting Europe and Asia.

Smoke Turkish hookah

Deneni

Smell of tobacco, thick smoke filling the room and fragrant tea are waiting for you in a Turkish hookah bar.

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