Sights

Saint Sophia Museum
Main Istanbul museum Speaking about Istanbul museums, many people forget about the museum of Hagia Sophia. It happens not because it is small or insignificant. It's just different. Saint Sophia Cathedral is so rooted in the history of the city and became its inseparable part, that when we say …

Cemal Resit Rey Opera House & Symphony
Place for best concerts in Istanbul Music of Istanbul is classical without a doubt. The atmosphere of the city, literally soaked in history, its air - they literally require strict classical musical accompaniment. Classical music sounds in the underground reservoir of Yerebatan, under the arch…

Lutfi Kirdar Convention & Exhibition Centre
Istanbul exhibitions It is hard to believe, but Istanbul, a genuine European Capital of Culture, for many centuries has been closed for such type of art as... painting. The matter is in Islamic prohibitions on the image of people and animals. But the fantasy of man knows no boundaries. Due to …

AKM Opera House & Symphony
Istanbul temple of art Istanbul is a city of music. Every day they hold performances of foreign artists, bands, orchestras. They have different concert halls: outdoor stadiums, ancient museums and churches. In the church of St. Irene one can hear chamber music, in the courtyard of Yediku…

Harbiye Open Air Theatre
Cultural IstanbulSomehow, the cultural component of relaxation in Istanbul passes by numerous tourists who come to this town from around the world. Few people know that Istanbul is a birthplace of orchestral music. But it's true! The first musicians in the orchestra were... fierce warriors of the Su…

Abdi Ipekci Sports Center
Stadium & Concert Hall One of the striking features of the Turks is the ability to use the functionality of things, cities and their characteristics. For example, Istanbul. They often hold orchestra performances inside the church of St. Irene in Topkapi Palace. They make representati…

Veliefendi Hippodrome
Modern Istanbul Hippodrome When they say "Hippodrome in Istanbul", anyone who has ever been in the city on the Bosporus recalls the famous historic Hippodrome. This Square has become the corner stone of Byzantium, then Constantinople and finally Istanbul. There are three world-famous columns -…

Ali Sami Yen Stadium (Galatasaray Football Club Stadium)
Best football in Istanbul It is hard to believe, but one of the ancestors of European football is... Turkey. Temperamental Turks have appreciated the charm of football in the late 19-early 20 century! This game, brought to Istanbul by foreign teachers, was very popular among the students…

Besiktas Inonu Stadium
Football and Istanbul If you want to see real football fans, go to Istanbul! Only here they can support their team selflessly, enthusiastically, but without coarseness and rudeness to the opposing team. Enthusiastic attitude of the Turks for football is comparable only to that of their own wor…

Ataturk Olympic Stadium
Istanbul sports The first thing that strikes visitors of Istanbul is not even hundreds of sites of Byzantine, Roman and Ottoman eras. It is not the beauty of the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn, wealth and luxury of oriental bazaars... Tourists are surprised with amazing abundance of city playgr…

Formula 1 race track
Formula 1 in Istanbul One of the biggest sporting events in Istanbul is Formula 1 race, collecting hundreds of thousands of fans from around the world in the city on the Bosporus. People from the U.S. and Europe, Latin America and Australia, Asia and Russia come to admire the fast spin. Why ar…

Kariye Museum
Medieval Istanbul Chora Museum is one of the most beautiful and interesting monuments of medieval Istanbul. Situated at a little distance from the tourist center of the city, this small temple bears no resemblance to a giant cathedral of St. Sophia or the monumental Palace of Constantine. Neve…

Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
Islamic Istanbul The history of Istanbul can divided into three main periods. The era of Constantinople, when the city was the capital of the giant Byzantine Empire. The era of Istanbul, when it was the capital of the Ottoman Empire, stretched over vast areas of West and East. And, finally, th…

Golden Horn
Golden decoration of Istanbul The heart of Istanbul is the Bosphorus Strait. Beautiful and majestic, it divides the Western part and Asia for 10,000 years already. Turks love to admire the Bosphorus. Who has sorrow in the heart, needs to go to the Bosphorus, they say in Turkey. Well, apa…

Miniaturk
The whole Turkey in one park Contrary to popular belief, Turkey is not only a sea coast. Although it is there - stunning Mediterranean beaches, incredibly beautiful mountains, clean sea... But Turkey is a big country. There are ancient temples and deserted cities, having more than five thousan…

Taksim Square
Taksim - center of modern TurkeyThe symbol of modern Turkey is Ankara. This city became the capital after Turkey became a republic and elected a European way of development. Istanbul, being the capital of the Ottoman Empire for more than three hundred years, remained the tourist and commercial cente…

Dolmabahce Palace
The most magnificent palace in Istanbul Among all the mansions, palaces and summer pavilions of Istanbul, namely Dolmabahce is distinguished by its luxury. This huge palace can be considered golden in a literal sense, and not metaphorically. After all, only its construction (interiors) took more tha…

Grand Bazaar
Main Istanbul marketEast is a huge market, and Istanbul is one of the most giant bazaars in the world and in the East. Ships with goods and merchants sailed here long before the city was renamed Istanbul... Constantinople was considered the commercial capital of the world. Silk and porcelain from Ch…

Archaeology Museum
Million treasures of Istanbul Istanbul is replete with ancient palaces, literally covered with gold, with incalculable riches inside. But for real lovers of antiquities real treasure means not the palaces, but... clay tablets, simple knives, marble slabs... All of this has more than five or seven th…

Topkapi Palace
"Young" point of interest of old Istanbul One of the oldest landmarks of Istanbul of the Ottoman period and the youngest in comparison with the Byzantine monuments is a magnificent Topkapi Palace complex. Very often it is called a palace, which is not quite true. Topkapi includes several palaces, un…

Hippodrome Square
Hippodrome - Istanbul center of energyAny city has a place that defines its whole temper. Moscow is famous for its Red Square, Paris - for Champs-Elysees. Well, Istanbul is famous for its Hippodrome, of course! Ancient place, which draws the attention of millions of people from all over the world fo…

Galata Tower
Symbol of IstanbulWhen in Istanbul they chose what sight of the city deserves to be on his coat of arms, its citizens were much confused. After all, in Istanbul, there are dozens of world-famous attractions! Cathedral of St. Sophia, Blue Mosque, Yerebatan underground reservoir, Topkapi Palace and Do…

Blue Mosque
A piece of heaven on Istanbul earthIstanbul is a city of mosques. And even if Islam did not appear in Turkey as a religion, for almost exactly 300 years Istanbul was the capital of Islamic world. In this sense it is very similar to Moscow, which took from Constantinople the Christian palm of "Third …

Basilica Cistern
The kingdom of Hades in Istanbul Among the attractions of Istanbul this one is the most exciting and mysterious. This mystical place is beautiful, dark and timeless. It will be exciting when imagine a forest of columns, almost entirely covered by water, without light, without a single human sight fo…