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(Galata Köprüsü; Eminönü or Karaköy)
Walk over this bridge at sunset, when the Galata
Tower is surrounded by shrieking seagulls, the mosques atop the seven hills of the city are
silhouetted against a soft red-pink sky and the evocative scent of apple tobacco wafts out
of the nargile cafes under the bridge.
Galata Bridge
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During the day, locals fish and sell everything imaginable on this bridge between Bey-
oğlu and Eminönü. Underneath are restaurants and cafes; enjoy a beer and nargile while
watching the ferries approaching the nearby ferry docks.
Beyoğlu & Around
The suburb of Beyoğlu, rising from the shoreline north of Galata Bridge, was known in
the mid-19th century as Pera and acknowledged as the 'European' quarter. After the re-
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