One day in Istanbul, Türkiye

A day through Istanbul’s best-known sights that lie close together: Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Basilica Cistern, Hagia Sophia, Hagia Irene, Topkapı Palace and New Mosque. 6 stops, about 2.2 km between them in straight lines; the streets make it longer.

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The route

  1. Sultan Ahmed MosqueMosque · On the map
  2. Basilica CisternPalace · 0.3 km on from Sultan Ahmed Mosque · On the map
  3. Hagia SophiaMuseum · 0.2 km on from Basilica Cistern · On the map
  4. Hagia IreneTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Hagia Sophia · On the map
  5. Topkapı PalaceMuseum · 0.4 km on from Hagia Irene · On the map
  6. New MosqueMosque · 1.1 km on from Topkapı Palace · On the map

6 stops, 3.4 km on foot along the streets: about 42 min of walking.

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Photo credits

Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.

Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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