Istanbul complete travel guide
Use Istanbul as one connected guide: choose the season, understand the city, add a meal and decide where to stay.
Begin with places
Start with landmarks, streets and public spaces to understand the shape of Istanbul.
Rumeli FortressRumeli Hisarı, Yahya Kemal Cd., 34470 Sarıyer/İstanbul, Türkiye
Sultanahmet SquareBinbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet Parkı No:2, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
SEA LIFEKocatepe, Forum Istanbul, Paşa Cd No: 5/5, 34045 Bayrampaşa/İstanbul, Türkiye
Istanbul AquariumŞenlikköy, Yeşilköy Halkalı Cd. No:93, 34153 Florya/İstanbul, TürkiyeTaste the city
Follow local dishes into the markets and neighbourhoods that give Istanbul its everyday rhythm.
Choose a base
Compare each address with the places you plan to visit before choosing a base in Istanbul.
See the city in motion
Use documented events to see how public space and local schedules can change in Istanbul.
Read its buildings
Read materials, light and street edges to understand how Istanbul has been built over time.
Choose your time
Compare recent temperature and rainfall patterns, then check a live forecast before leaving.
Image source and licence
Wikimedia Commons: Istanbul Montage 2016.png · CC BY-SA 4.0 · AlexTref871 , Piotr Matyja , Alexxx1979 , Moyan Brenn , Far-gh , İhsan Deniz Kılıçoğlu , Carlos Delgado
