Date of tourists here to watch, maybe even loved her always with their own history in Istanbul, Sultanahmet, equipped with works brought from all over the world. Hagia Sophia, Haseki Hurrem Bath, the Blue Mosque ...

Blue View is not surprising that the first place tourists want. Blue, on the western tip of the peninsula, the most important religious of different empires, including administrative and civil buildings and the traces on the Square today. One day, you can take time and a half hours of Sultanahmet Visit uzağınızdaki, how colorful and interesting history on which we live, becomes concrete, and structures in place that will not believe how impressive.

Luckily for visitors, the district of Sultanahmet (sool-tahn-ah-MEHT, named for Sultan Ahmet I, builder of the Blue Mosque) also has a number of serviceable restaurants and dozens of good hotels in all price ranges.

It's your best base for sightseeing in Istanbul. For a rundown on things to see, go to Istanbul Sights. (Here's a good, inexpensive guided walking tour.)