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Walks in Sultanahmet.
One editor-picked walk through Sultanahmet, plus nearby routes for the same morning if you want to keep going.
Nearby
Other walks close to Sultanahmet.
Sorted by distance from the start of sultanahmet: the big three, without the crowds. Good for stitching together a longer day.
heritagepocket2.5 km · 75 min · Easy· Claude-drafted
Cağaloğlu: the hamam, the Sublime Porte, and the publishers' street
Mahmud I's 1741 hamam, the surviving Ottoman government gate, and the streets where Istanbul's papers lived.
heritagewaterfront3 km · 75 min · Strenuous· Claude-drafted
Cankurtaran: the Marmara sea walls and the lighthouse
The sea-walls counterpart to Yedikule — Byzantine sea defences, a working lighthouse, Hagia Sophia from below.
post-industrialart3 km · 75 min · Moderate· Claude-drafted
Karaköy: from the fishermen to Istanbul Modern
Fishermen, contemporary art, and baklava — three eras of Istanbul in one kilometre by the water.
architectureviews3 km · 75 min · Strenuous· Claude-drafted
Galata: Camondo Stairs and the tower at golden hour
The Camondo Stairs, the Genoese tower at golden hour, and the dervish lodge that closes the climb.