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©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 48 Sultanahmet & Around SULTANAHMET | KÜÇÜK AYASOFYA | GÜLHANE | SIRKECI | EMINÖNÜ Neighbourhood Top Five KARAKÖY Golden Horn (Haliç) Galata Bridge (Galata Köprüsü) Resadiy e Bosphorus Strait (Boğaziçi) Ca d Ha m Cad ar ara Cad Ø # # 5 Y mdar Cad Al e CAĞALOĞLU C ad Sarayburnu 3 Learning about the fasV # # 2 # # â 3 Babı Ali Cad Hippodrome Aksakal Cad Kadı rg At m ey d an ı BİNBİRDİREK # # â # 4 # â 1 d a C Ø # # 5 depths of the atmospheric Basilica Cistern (p71). Aya Sofya Meydanı Sultanahmet Park CANKURTARAN 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 ß # Blue Mosque aL im a n ı Cad KÜÇÜK Aksakal Cad AYASOFYA hil Ken ne dy Cad (Sa Yolu) Sea of Marmara (Marmara Denizi) 0 e #0 cinating history of the city in the İstanbul Archaeology Museums (p69). 4 Exploring the watery er eb at an ALEMDAR Cad Divan Yolu (O rdu) 2 Uncovering the secrets of the seraglio in opulent Topkapı Palace (p57). ig An 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 Yolu) nd ve idiy SİRKECİ Ken nedy Cad (Sahil eC ad EMİNÖNÜ Hü Aşir Efe da ndi Ca d Gülhane Eb Park u HOBYAR k ssu ud Ca d 1 Standing beneath the magnificent dome of Aya Sofya (p50) and imagining what it would have been like to attend a candlelit service in this, the greatest of all Byzantine churches. 400 m 0.2 miles For more detail of this area see Maps p238 and p240A 5 Surrendering to the steam and admiring the historic surrounds in an Ottoman-era hamam (p85). 49 Explore: Sultanahmet If you are spending a full three days in the city and plan to visit the major museums in Sultanahmet, the Museum Pass İstanbul (p73) will save you money and enable you to jump ticket queues. Best Places 5 to Eat & Drink ¨¨ Balıkçı Sabahattin (p81) ¨¨ Matbah (p82) ¨¨ Hocapaşa Sokak (p80) ¨¨ Güvenç Konyalı (p82) ¨¨ Set Üstü Çay Bahçesi (p83) For reviews, see p80.A Local Life ¨Produce markets There are weekly street markets in Cankurtaran on Wednesday and in nearby Kadırga on Thursday. ¨Backgammon Head to Derviş Aile Çay Bahçesi (p82) or Cafe Meşale (p82) to join locals in smoking nargiles (water pipes), drinking tea and playing backgammon. ¨Promenade On weekends, follow the families who promenade through the Hippodrome (p72) and picnic in Gülhane Park (p79). Getting There & Away ¨Tram Efficient tram services link Cevızlibağ and Bağcılar in the city’s west with Kabataş in Beyoğlu. From here, a funicular runs up to Taksim Meydanı (Taksim Sq). Trams stop at the Grand Bazaar, Sultanahmet, Gülhane Park and Eminönü en route. Get off the tram at the Sultanahmet stop to visit most of the sights in this chapter. Best Places 7 to Shop ¨¨ Cocoon (p83) ¨¨ Özlem Tuna (p84) ¨¨ Jennifer’s Hamam (p84) ¨¨ Mehmet Çetinkaya Gallery (p84) For reviews, see p83.A Best 1 Museums ¨¨ Aya Sofya (p50) ¨¨ Topkapı Palace (p57) ¨¨ İstanbul Archaeology Museums (p69) ¨¨ Museum of Turkish & Islamic Arts (p74) For reviews, see p50.A Su lta n a h m e t & A ro u n d The fact that there are so many significant monuments and museums in this area means that devising an itinerary is important. To do the neighbourhood justice, you’ll need at least three days (four or five would be better). Plan to visit one of the major museums (Aya Sofya, Topkapı Palace, the İstanbul Archaeology Museums, the Museum of Turkish & Islamic Arts) each day and then add the less time-intensive sights into your daily itineraries. For instance, it makes sense to visit the Archaeology Museums and Gülhane Park together on one day and Aya Sofya, the Blue Mosque and the Basilica Cistern on another. The ever-present battalions of tour groups tend to visit the museums first thing in the morning or after lunch – you will find that queues are shorter and exhibits less crowded if you visit during lunchtime or later in the afternoon. This isn’t a part of town where many locals live. Restaurants, cafes and shops are geared towards tourists and prices reflect this fact. Lonely Planet’s Top Tip