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Named for its dazzling interior covered in blue tiles, this is a hub of Istanbul\'s religious life.

\'The Sunken Palace\' is the biggest of the hundreds of underground reservoirs underneath the streets of Istanbul, dating from Byzantine Constantinople.

Dating back to the 10th century, and used as the Imperial Ottoman summer palace, the sumptuous design and wonderful location of this beautiful building are a treat.

Nearly 500 years old, this secret treasure of spectacular tiles lies hidden in the middle of the Fatih district market.

Named for its dazzling interior covered in blue tiles, this is a hub of Istanbul\'s religious life.

Named for its dazzling interior covered in blue tiles, this is a hub of Istanbul\'s religious life.

Pass fishermen casting off the sides of this historic bridge, explore the shish bars on its lower levels and then find a terrace café to watch the sun set over Istanbul’s skyline.  

Pass fishermen casting off the sides of this historic bridge, explore the shish bars on its lower levels and then find a terrace café to watch the sun set over Istanbul’s skyline.  

Named for its dazzling interior covered in blue tiles, this is a hub of Istanbul\'s religious life.

Named for its dazzling interior covered in blue tiles, this is a hub of Istanbul\'s religious life.

\'The Sunken Palace\' is the biggest of the hundreds of underground reservoirs underneath the streets of Istanbul, dating from Byzantine Constantinople.

Named for its dazzling interior covered in blue tiles, this is a hub of Istanbul\'s religious life.

Named for its dazzling interior covered in blue tiles, this is a hub of Istanbul\'s religious life.

Visit one of the biggest and oldest covered markets in the world, a real taste (and smell and sound!) of the diversity that Turkey has to offer.

A world famous monument to the ever-changing history of Istanbul, and one of the largest churches in the world.

A world famous monument to the ever-changing history of Istanbul, and one of the largest churches in the world.

\'The Sunken Palace\' is the biggest of the hundreds of underground reservoirs underneath the streets of Istanbul, dating from Byzantine Constantinople.

\'The Sunken Palace\' is the biggest of the hundreds of underground reservoirs underneath the streets of Istanbul, dating from Byzantine Constantinople.

Nearly 500 years old, this secret treasure of spectacular tiles lies hidden in the middle of the Fatih district market.

Nearly 500 years old, this secret treasure of spectacular tiles lies hidden in the middle of the Fatih district market.

Named for its dazzling interior covered in blue tiles, this is a hub of Istanbul\'s religious life.

Dating back to the 10th century, and used as the Imperial Ottoman summer palace, the sumptuous design and wonderful location of this beautiful building are a treat.

Nearly 500 years old, this secret treasure of spectacular tiles lies hidden in the middle of the Fatih district market.

A world famous monument to the ever-changing history of Istanbul, and one of the largest churches in the world.