💭One of the ways to spend a day in Istanbul ↓ 👉I have 20+ Istanbul neighborhoods with detailed routes mapped in my digital Istanbul Guide. (full routes + Google Maps are in my guide, link in bio.) ____________________ 1️⃣📍 Blue Mosque 🎟 Entrance: Free 💡 Closed for tourists during prayer times 12:00 PM, 4:30 PM, 6:30 PM. 2️⃣📍 Sultan Ahmed Tomb 🎟 Entrance: Free 💡 The tomb of Sultan Ahmed, Kösem Sultan, Sultan Murad, Sultan Osman and their children. 3️⃣📍 Hagia Sophia 🎟 1st floor (for Muslims): Free, 2nd floor gallery: €25 💡 At the ticket office they may offer you a “Hagia Sophia + Hagia Sophia Museum combo ticket” for €60. Hagia Sophia 2nd floor gallery alone costs €25. 4️⃣📍 Turkish breakfast 🎟 €20–24 per person 💡 One of the best spots in this area is My Terrace Cafe & Restaurant. 5️⃣📍 Gülhane Park 🎟 Entrance: Free 💡 A beautiful green park right next to Topkapi Palace 6️⃣📍 Hidden cistern in Gülhane Park 🎟 Entrance: Free 💡 Even many locals don’t know about this place. A great alternative if you don’t want to pay for the Basilica Cistern. 7️⃣📍 Galata Bridge 🎟 Free 💡 Locals fish here all day, and the views are incredible. From this bridge you can see Topkapi Palace, New Mosque, Süleymaniye Mosque, Galata Tower and even Galataport. 8️⃣📍 Balık ekmek (fish sandwich) at Meşhur Tarihi Eminönü Balık Ekmek Yılmaz Usta 🎟 €5 💡 Order it in lavash, not bread. Trust me, it’s better. 9️⃣📍 Galata Tower 🎟 Entrance: €30 💡 At the ticket office they may offer you a “Galata Tower + Maiden’s Tower combo ticket” for €60. Galata Tower alone costs €30. 🔟📍 Alternative to Galata Tower: rooftop café 🎟 €16–30 per person 💡 I recommend 📍Göçmen Artisan Bakery Rooftop or 📍Barnathan Istanbul. 1️⃣1️⃣📍 Bosphorus ferry 🎟 €1 💡 Best routes: Eminönü → Rumeli Kavağı (long & scenic), Eminönü → Kadıköy, or Eminönü → Üsküdar. __________________ 👉 Inside my Istanbul Guide, you’ll find detailed daily plans across 20+ neighborhoods and 350+ places all over Istanbul. Everything is mapped on Google Maps, so you always know where to go, how to get there and what’s worth your time. 🔗 Link in bio #istanbultravel #istanbulguide #istanbulitinerary #istanbultravelguide - @kat.triplanner