From the Maiden's Tower shoreline north along the Asian shore to the village-like lanes of Kuzguncuk and the 19th-century palace under the Bosphorus Bridge.
Best time: Afternoon, ending with dinner in Kuzguncuk; Beylerbeyi Palace closed Mondays
Sunset view of the old city; optional boat to the tower
Islet tower off Üsküdar, reopened in May 2023 after restoration, with a small exhibition and a glass-floored top level. The boat ride and the 360-degree view of the old city…
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Üsküdar square and Mihrimah Sultan (İskele) Mosque
Wooden houses, mosque and church side by side, community garden; 45 min
Asian-shore village of painted wooden houses where a mosque stands in the courtyard of an Armenian church, near two synagogues and Greek churches. Locals come for weekend…
1860s summer palace on the Asian shore under the Bosphorus Bridge; smaller and far less crowded than Dolmabahçe, with a marble pool hall and the waterfront sea kiosks.
