START WITH A WALKING TOUR
your tour begins at Gulhane park. Enjoy the shaded lawns and beautiful gardens, and walk toward the famous Topkapi Palace. The museum has incredible jewels, gold, and the Bosphorus. Walk back into the park and enjoy a cup of chay – Turkish tea at one of the little outdoor cafés.
Outside the park, walk down one of the little cobblestone streets with traditional wooden houses. Find your way to the seventeenth century Blue Mosque-named for the blue tiles on inside walls. Then walk north for a couple of blocks and visit the beautiful Hagia Sophia mosque- now a museum.