If it’s the first time you are Travelling to Istanbul, there are a lot of places you must see before you leave. Istanbul is a place where you can re-live history by walking on the steets. Because everything that surrounds you has a memory of the past. You should certainly start your journey
from Sultanahmet Square. It has a very good location to many nearby historical buildings and sites. Just by walking the streets near Sultanahmet Mosque (which should be one of your destinations) you can feel the atmosphere and feelings that surrounds it. Just opposite of Sultanahmet Mosque, there is Hagia Sophia which was a church and later became a mosque and nowadays turned into a museum. Hagia Sophia is one of the greatest surviving examples of Byzantine architecture. Topkapi Palace is a museum that is located behind Hagia Sophia. It is also a must see place for all those who are Travelling to Istanbul. And while you are there you should definitely visit a nearby restaraunts and drink a cup of delicious Turkish tea while you enjoy an astonishing view from the top of Topkapı Palace. The best way to enjoy a Sultanahmet journey is to book our tour of Old City and we will make sure that you enjoy every moment of you travelling to Turkey. But of course it’s not the only place that you can visit while you are Travelling in Istanbul. It is true that if you book your hotel near this square you will have really easy access to almost all historical sites and museums throughout the city. After you finish your journey at Sultanahmet Square, if you have more time in your hands you should definitely ask us for availabilities on tours around Istiklal Avenue and Taksim Square.
Taksim is a place where you can sit in any coffeeshop (and there are a lot) and disscuss the time that you spend in Istanbul with a cup of something warm with your friend or family. And not just coffeshops there are a lot of restaraunts thats serves traditinal food of Turkish people that you should definitely try before you leave the country. Taksim is a really popular destination for all of the tourists from different countries and nations. It’s a really long and crowded street of which you can never get bored. You can always find something to do there, whether it’s going to the cinema or doing some shopping with your friends or family or just sitting at a cafe with nice and relaxing live music. But while you are there you should certainly visit the iconic old tower named Galata. Its an 66 mt. tower that has a restaraunt on top with an unmatched view of the Bosphorus.