Istanbul Tourist Guide is for travellers who want to see the great sights without spending every day rushing between them. Our guides connect places that make sense together: a palace and its neighbourhood, a market and lunch, a ferry and a walk on the other shore.
Start with the district guide if you are finding your bearings. Try the three-day plan if you want a starting itinerary, or where to stay if your first decision is which part of the city to book.
A city with more than one story
Alongside the practical guides, the history section looks at the city’s Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman layers. Turkish-language history articles are available through that section too. They offer background for the buildings and places you will encounter, rather than another list of stops to tick off.
The photographs have individual source and licence details on our photo credits page. For bookings, tickets and transport questions, our useful contacts page points you towards the people running the service.