
One day in Sultanahmet without the scatter
Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Basilica Cistern, and Topkapı in walking order — with one rule that keeps the day from collapsing.
6 places · narrow by district and visit style
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Ottoman mosque built on the site of the Church of the Holy Apostles, rebuilt after the 1766 earthquake.
A quiet former Byzantine church turned mosque near the Golden Horn, often overlooked by the crowds. Simple, peaceful, and free to enter outside prayer times.
Byzantine church turned mosque, one of Istanbul's rare Greek-cross plan survivors, with original mosaic fragments near the Valens Aqueduct.
A Byzantine church converted to a mosque, famous for its intricate Late Byzantine mosaics and frescos. It's in the Edirnekapı neighborhood.

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Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Basilica Cistern, and Topkapı in walking order — with one rule that keeps the day from collapsing.
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