Travel Reference
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Best
For Kids
If you're after a family-friendly city break, İstanbul is the perfect choice. Your
children might whinge about the number of mosques and museums on the daily
itinerary, but they'll be quickly appeased by the fantastic baklava,
lokum
(Turkish
delight) and
dondurma
(ice cream; pictured right) to be sampled, not to mention
the castles, underground cisterns and parks to be explored.
Top Tips
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Kids under 12 receive free or discounted entry to most museums and monuments.
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Kids under seven travel free on public transport.
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Most pavements are cobbled, so strollers aren't very useful - bring a backpack carrier instead.
Best for Toddlers
Gülhane Park
Playground equipment and plenty of open space. (
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)
Hippodrome
More open space to run around in. (
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)
Best for Bigger Kids
Bosphorus Cruise
Spot monuments from both sides of the boat. (
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)
Rumeli Hisarı
Kids love castles! Just be careful that junior knights and princesses don't go
too close to the edge on the battlements. (
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)
Basilica Cistern
It's creepy (way cool), and kids can explore the walkways suspended over
the water. (
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)
Hafız Mustafa
Cakes, pastries and ice cream. Yum. (
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)
