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Day Four
visit to the impressive
İstanbul Modern
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will give you a back-
ground briefing on contemporar Turkish visual art, as well as the chance to take
in an ever-impressive program of travelling international shows. After viewing the exhibits,
lunch in the museum's excellent
cafe-restaurant
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, which overlooks the Bos-
phorus, and check out the designer souvenirs at the gallery's gift shop.
Take the Golden Horn (Haliç) ferry from Eminönü and alight at Ayvansaray,
walking uphill alongside the historic city walls to reach the
Kariye Museum
(Chora Church;
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)
, a repository of exquisite Byzantine mosaics and frescoes.
See the dervishes whirl at the
Hocapaşa Culture Centre
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)
in Sirkeci
before moving on to dinner on the rooftop of
Hamdi Restaurant
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in
Eminönü, a bustling place serving tasty kebaps and commanding amazing views over the
city. If you've got energy to spare, consider enjoying a farewell drink or two in a bar in As-
malımescit, Beyoğlu's bohemian hub.
