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Walk · Beyoğlu · Istanbul

İstiklal Avenue and the historic tram

Crowds, chestnut sellers, the tram bell

‹ Istanbul
When it fits
Best in the evening · about 75 min
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Where it is

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Straight-line distances: Pera Museum 369 m · Istanbul Modern 770 m · Karaköy Güllüoğlu 842 m. Not travel times.

Why Aura
The pedestrian avenue from Taksim down to Tünel, lined with 19th-century façades, churches, passages and bookshops, with the red heritage tram running its length. Duck into the side passages and the Çiçek Pasajı.
LivelyLateWith friendsBudget
TodayHours to re-checkHours not in OpenStreetMap
Visit lengthAbout 75 min
WeatherOutdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortEasy
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  • When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
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  • Visit length: Aura estimate
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If it rains

Pera MuseumTepebaşı · A private museum just off İstiklal with Orientalist painting (Osman Hamdi Bey's The Tortoise Trainer), Anatolian weights and measures, Kütahya tiles and strong temporary shows. Late on Fridays.
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Also in this area

Galata TowerGalata · The 14th-century Genoese tower above Karaköy, now a museum with a narrow balcony all the way round: the Golden Horn, the old city skyline and the Bosphorus in one turn. Queues build up by midday.Pera MuseumTepebaşı · A private museum just off İstiklal with Orientalist painting (Osman Hamdi Bey's The Tortoise Trainer), Anatolian weights and measures, Kütahya tiles and strong temporary shows. Late on Fridays.Istanbul ModernKaraköy · Turkey's modern and contemporary art museum in a new building by Renzo Piano on the Karaköy waterfront, with Bosphorus views from the terrace and the café. The ticket covers all exhibitions.