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Walks in Büyükada.

One editor-picked walk through Büyükada, plus nearby routes for the same morning if you want to keep going.

The car-free island — ferry, wooden mansions, pine forest, and the monastery at the summit.

Nearby

Other walks close to Büyükada.

Sorted by distance from the start of büyükada: wooden mansions and the monastery climb. Good for stitching together a longer day.

The slow morning on the Asian side — fish market, a cup of tea, and the water at your left the whole way home.

Three Sinan mosques across the water, ending on the sahil with the Maiden's Tower at golden hour.

Synagogue, two churches, mosque — all on one street, with the Bosphorus at the end.

Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the Cistern — in the right order, at the right time. Dawn start, coffee break built in.