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Istanbul
Türkiye · IST · UTC+2
41.01°N
lat
28.98°E
lng
ASIA
region
TR
country
istanbul · 3
istanbul · 4
Avg trip cost · 5 nights
€619
mid-range, all-in
Best month
Jun
23°C · mild crowds
CO₂ from Berlin
1380 kg
short/long-haul · DEFRA
Match for "city + culture"
71
category match
Cost across the year
5-night trip · all-in · per traveler
flight + lodging + on-ground · 7-day rolling median
€522
cheapest · Jan
↑ peak summer · €812 (Jun) · ↓ winter dip · €522 (Jan)
Best time to visit
Jun. By a mile.
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Climate comfort 98
Crowd level 88
Price index 98
Sunshine 100
Event impact 72
Things to do
Six honest picks. Not sixty.
From Wikipedia + OpenStreetMap. No affiliate links, no crowd bias.
Church of St. George of Samatya
Wikipedia →Basilica Cistern (Exit)
The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The cistern, located 150 metres (490 ft) southwest of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine emperor Justinian I. Today it is kept with little water, for public access inside the space.
Wikipedia →Column of Arcadius
Wikipedia →Galata Tower
The Galata Tower, officially the Galata Tower Museum, is a medieval Genoese tower in the Galata part of the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the mostly demolished Walls of Galata, the tower is now an exhibition space and museum, and a symbol of Beyoğlu and Istanbul.
Wikipedia →Valens Aqueduct
The Aqueduct of Valens was a Roman aqueduct system built in the late 4th century AD, to supply Constantinople – the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Construction of the aqueduct began during the reign of the Roman emperor Constantius II and was completed in 373 by the Emperor Valens. The aqueduct remained in use for many centuries. It was extended and maintained by the Byzantines and the Ottomans.
Wikipedia →Attractions
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Events
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27 Apr
Mon
Hocapaşa Mevlevileri - Sema Ayini - Nisan Ayı Etkinlikleri
Hodjapasha Dance Theater
27 Apr
Mon
Eşyanın Tabiatı
Trump Stage
27 Apr
Mon
İyi Değilim Ama Anlatacak Kadar Da Kötü Değilim
Caddebostan Culture Center
27 Apr
Mon
Parlayan Yıldızlar
İş Sanat İş Kuleleri Salonu
27 Apr
Mon
DJ Berk Yıldız - Geçmişten Günümüze 90'lar 2000'ler Türkçe Pop
Hayal Kahvesi Emaar
27 Apr
Mon
Fatih Erkoç
Leyla Gencer Opera ve Sanat Merkezi
Getting there
Open Best WayFlight from Berlin
recommended door-to-door · 1 traveler
time
9h 15m
cost
€480
CO₂
1240 kg
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