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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.

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

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.

Fishermen, contemporary art, and baklava — three eras of Istanbul in one kilometre by the water.

The Camondo Stairs, the Genoese tower at golden hour, and the dervish lodge that closes the climb.

The Kapalıçarşı at nine in the morning — locals shopping, no tour groups, the architecture finally visible.

Sinan's masterpiece, his own tomb in the garden, and the old book bazaar to close the morning.