Visit as much and as many sight as you can whilst you are here. Can be very tiring but well worth the effort. Wear good sensible foot wear and clothing and you are away!!

When shopping, do not ignore the hans located between the Grand Bazaar and the Spice Bazaar. Great bargains are available, and you can see some of the wares being made.

The mosques are overwhelmingly beautiful in design,but long lineups for the more popular, i.e. Blue Mosque.Go early morning and take water. Loved the Spice Bazaar, its size is manageable and much to see and buy.

Istanbul has many historical well preserved sites to see. Plan carefully because the lines are very long at peak season. If you go with a tour, the tickets are usally included in the tour price.

Loved all historical monuments. Enjoyed Topkapi palce and the Sultan Ahmets mosque. The Aya Sophia museum was amazing. The galata tower was exceptionnal

Huge traffic free area surrounding the Blue Mosque and Topcapi Palace. Even though we were early in the season there are lots of people. It's a good tip to buy the museum pass as it lets you go straight in and avoid the ticket queue, but not the security. To understand what you are looking at buy the audio guides.... More

it's really interesting part of Historical Istanbul. everybody have to see the place where history is breathing...

I loved the many and varied mosques, alleyways, people, calling to prayer sounds , the spice bazaar and the food.

Our April visit brought big queues to main attaractions possibly due to four huge cruise ships docked