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Istanbul's Best…
People Watching
» İstiklal Caddesi ( Click here ) Window-shopping locals stream along modern İstanbul's
thoroughfare.
» Tophane Nargile Cafes ( Click here ) Apple tobacco smoke scents the air as televised
football matches fire everyone up.
» Nevizade Sokak ( Click here ) Beyoğlu's outdoor drinking enclave hosts boisterous
crowds on weekend evenings.
» Divan Yolu ( Click here ) Traders, tourists and touts flow between Sultanahmet and the
Grand Bazaar.
Ottoman Palaces
» Topkapı Palace ( Click here ) Centuries of court intrigue writ large in the sprawling Har-
em.
» Dolmabahçe Palace ( Click here ) The imperial dynasty's final, 19th-century flourish.
» Çırağan Palace ( Click here ) Next to the Dolmabahçe and now a luxury hotel.
» Beylerbeyi Palace ( Click here ) Baroque-style, with whimsical marble bathing pavil-
ions.
» Küçüksu Kasrı ( Click here ) Rococo summer palace, with ornate cast-iron fence, boat
dock and wedding-cake exterior.
Rooftop Bars
» 360 ( Click here ) The name summarises the view from this stylish Beyoğlu bar-restaur-
ant.
» Leb-i Derya ( Click here ) Off İstiklal Caddesi, with Bosphorus and Old City views.
» Mikla ( Click here ) Atop a towering hotel above the Golden Horn.
» Litera ( Click here ) Views of the city's Asian side from the 5th floor.
» X Bar ( Click here ) Golden Horn vistas from atop a cultural centre.
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