İstiklal Street
Located in the historic Beyoğlu district, it is an elegant pedestrian street, home to boutiques, music stores, bookstores, art galleries, restaurants and live music bars.
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Considered among the oldest towers in the world and one of the symbols of Istanbul.
From the hotels · 6 min walk
The stone tower was built by the Genoese in 1348, at the highest point of the walls that once enclosed their Galata colony. Over the centuries it served as a watchtower, a prison and a fire lookout, and its conical roof has been rebuilt more than once.
Today the tower is a museum. Its observation balcony offers a full circle view over the Golden Horn, the Bosphorus and the historic peninsula, and the small square at its foot is one of the liveliest corners of Galata.
Camondo Stairs
The curving stone staircase the Camondo family built in Galata, a short walk from the old banking street.
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Karaköy Pier
The ferry pier at the foot of Galata, next to the Galata Bridge.
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