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Beyoğlu
Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Sports & Activities
Beyoğlu
Neighbourhood Top Five
1ARTER Visiting cultural institutions such as this art gallery to see why İstanbul is now acknowledged as having one of the world's most exciting visual-art scenes.
2Galata Mevlevi Museum Seeing dervishes whirl in a 15th-century semahane (whirling-dervish hall).
3Museum of Innocence Admiring Orhan Pamuk's ambitious and thought-provoking conceptual art project.
4Kılıç Ali Paşa Hamamı Indulging in a traditional hamam treatment in this magnificently restored 16th-century Turkish bath.
5Balık Pazarı Sampling the sights, smells and flavours in this historic market.
Explore Beyoğlu
If you have the time, it makes sense to spread your exploration of this neighbourhood over two days. The first day could be spent in Tophane, Karaköy, Galata and Tünel, visiting sights such as the İstanbul Modern and wandering around the fascinating streets. The second day could be spent walking from Taksim Meydanı (Taksim Sq) along İstiklal Caddesi, veering off into the districts of Cihangir, Çukurcuma, Asmalımescit and Tepebaşı.
If you only have one day, start in Taksim Meydanı and work your way down İstiklal Caddesi, exploring the Balık Pazarı, heading into Tepebaşı to visit the Pera Museum and then making your way through Galata and down to Karaköy.
Even if you're stay...
Table of contents
- Table of Contents
- Welcome to Istanbul
- Istanbul's Top 10
- What's New
- Need to Know
- First Time Istanbul
- Getting Around
- Top Itineraries
- If You Like...
- Month By Month
- With Kids
- Like a Local
- For Free
- Eating
- Drinking & Nightlife
- Entertainment
- Shopping
- Hamams & Spas
- Neighborhoods at a Glance
- Sultanahmet & Around
- Bazaar District
- Western Districts
- Beyoglu
- Besiktas, Nisantasi & Ortakoy
- Kadikoy
- Day Trips
- Sleeping
- Understand Istanbul
- Istanbul Today
- History
- Architecture
- Istanbul on Page & Screen
- Transport
- Directory AZ
- Language
- Behind the Scenes
- Istanbul Maps
- Our Writers