Located conveniently a short walk from a metro station and the main public bus stations, our hotel provides easy access to all that Istanbul has to offer, including the top Istanbul attractions. There are numerous points of interest and venues within easy walking distance. Traveling for business or leisure, you are never far from your travel needs. Explore the best Istanbul attractions below and check out our list of the top things to do nearby our hotel.
Taksim Square: Taksim is a main transportation hub and a popular destination for both tourists and the native population of Istanbul. Taksim is also a favourite location for public events such as parades, New Year celebrations, or other social gatherings. Surrounding Taksim Square are numerous travel agencies, hotels, restaurants, pubs, and international fast food chains. The square is also home to Monument of the Republic crafted by Pietro Canonica.
İstiklal Street: A long pedestrian shopping street, ends at Taksim Square, and a nostalgic tram runs from the square along the avenue, ending near the Tünel which is the world’s second-oldest subway line after London’s Underground. The elegant street which is 1.4 km. long houses boutiques, shops, music stores, bookstores, art galleries, movie theatres, cafés, restaurants and night clubs along with many historical buildings and religious monuments such as synagogues, churches and mosques. Conveniently situated in the centre of Istanbul the vibrant trends of the city are easy to find as your shop in one of the busiest areas.
Sıraselviler Street: Starting from Taksim Square and where many hotels, shops, college campuses, historical hospital buildings, Romanian and Belgium Consulates are located, this is the street which links Taksim Square to Cihangir district.
Cihangir District: It is residential district where artists, painters and actors live in Istanbul. It can be described as bohemian district with small cafés where theater, cinema, literature or philosophy is discussed. You may eat, drink and chat in one of the many cafés, famous fish restaurants or alternative nightclubs. To embrace the sea you may go down to the shore through the famous Cihangir stairs to Fındıklı.
Çukurcuma: Located in the heart of Beyoglu, Cukurcuma is famous for its antique shops, handcrafted jewellery, cutting-edge design shops and art galleries. Cukurcuma, the nostalgic face of Istanbul waits for you to explore its narrow streets, wooden buildings, stylish boutiques and outstanding yet cosy cafés and restaurants. Also, The Museum of Innocence, created by the Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk created the museum in conjunction with his eponymous novel is worth visiting. The collection, which includes more than a thousand objects, is housed in a 19th-century red wooden house.
Salt Beyoglu and Salt Galata: Working in conjunction with the greater changes that are currently taking place in Istanbul’s arts scene, SALT hosts exhibitions and conferences, engages in interdisciplinary research projects, and has a library and archives for public use. SALT’s activities are split between two buildings, SALT Beyoğlu on İstiklal Caddesi, and SALT Galata, on Bankalar Caddesi in Karaköy. Explore: saltonline.org
Galata Tower: The 66.90 meters tower built by the Genoese during the reign of the Byzantian Emperor, Iustinianos in 507 CE, today serves as a restaurant. The balcony that encircles the tower showcases a scene of Istanbul and the Bosphorus. What’s more, Galata Tower is the tower that Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi flew across the Bosphorus from Europe to Asia in 1638, thus inaugurating the first ever intercontinental flight.
Dining & Clubbing: Beyoglu is the most active entertainment and nightlife centre in Istanbul. The culinary diversity showcases corner buffets offering the best street food, fish restaurants with the best Turkish mezzes and seafood, fashionable restaurants offering the best international menus. Asmalimescid, Flower Passage, Fish Market, Nevizade, 360 Restaurant and Bar, Leb-i Derya Restaurant, French Street (Cezayir Sokağı) are not to be missed to experience both Turkish “meyhane” culture and the nightlife.
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