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Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul: Balat to Pierre Loti

3 stops~100 min walk3.5 km0 started
💎Hidden Gems📷PhotographyReligion🎨Art

Old Constantinople off the postcard: the painted houses and antique shops of Balat and Fener, the gold mosaics of Chora, then along the Golden Horn to the hilltop café where Pierre Loti drank his tea. Longer legs than our Sultanahmet walk — the Eyüp cable car can carry you up the last hill.

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3 Stops on this tour

Balat & Fener
1

Balat & Fener

Chora Church (Kariye Mosque)
2

Chora Church (Kariye Mosque)

Pierre Loti Hill
3

Pierre Loti Hill

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