Photography Route
Work through Sultanahmet's best photo spots in order — from daylight to sunset.
About this route
A route for keen photographers, built around the best angles and the best hours of light. It starts in the morning at the facade of Hagia Sophia and ends at sunset with the Blue Mosque and the floodlit square. The best photo spots are marked at every stop.
Directions
6 stops · 3.5 h · 32 min walk
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From the Byzantine hippodrome to today — the 2,000-year-old historic heart of Istanbul.
The ornate neo-Byzantine fountain on Sultanahmet Square — a gift from Germany.
A 1,500-year-old World Heritage site — a masterpiece that has been basilica, mosque and museum.
A 17th-century masterpiece with six minarets, its interior lined with more than 21,000 Iznik tiles.
Coffee Break — Waiting for the Light
While you wait for the sunset light, Turkish coffee at Meşale and a look through your photos. A 1 minute walk to the Blue Mosque.
An underground reservoir of 336 columns — the mysterious subterranean world of Byzantium.
The green lungs of the historic peninsula — plane trees, rose gardens and Bosphorus views.
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- Total time
- 3.5 h
- Number of stops
- 6
- Walk
- 32 min
- Suggested start
- 14:00
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Suitable for
- Keen photographers
Meşale's Break Suggestions
- Coffee Break — Waiting for the LightWhile you wait for the sunset light, Turkish coffee at Meşale and a look through your photos. A 1 minute walk to the Blue Mosque.