ONE DAY IN ISTANBUL


ISTANBUL IN ONE DAY

Istanbul's top sights are grouped right around the Hippodrome in Sultanahmet Square, so you can visit them all on your first (or only) day.

MORNING

Topkapi Palace

(9-5, closed Tuesday; stay 2-3 hr). Get there at 8:45 am and go straight to the Harem, which gets overcrowded.

Ayasofya-Hagia Sophia

(9-4, closed Monday; stay 1 hr). Right next to Topkapi. Don't miss the best mosaics, on the upper level.

LUNCH nearby on

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