Sunset Route
Sultanahmet in the late afternoon — the ideal route for sunset light and evening atmosphere.
About this route
A route that gives you Sultanahmet's most romantic hours, just before and after sunset. The Blue Mosque in the evening light, the square and the German Fountain at sunset, Hagia Sophia under the night floodlights. Crown the day with dinner and live music.
Directions
4 stops · 2 h · 15 min walk
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From the Byzantine hippodrome to today — the 2,000-year-old historic heart of Istanbul.
A 17th-century masterpiece with six minarets, its interior lined with more than 21,000 Iznik tiles.
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.
Dinner & Live Music
After the sunset tour, dinner at Meşale with live music. A 2 minute walk from Hagia Sophia.
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- Total time
- 2 h
- Number of stops
- 4
- Walk
- 15 min
- Suggested start
- 17:00
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Suitable for
- Evening walkers, couples
Meşale's Break Suggestions
- Dinner & Live MusicAfter the sunset tour, dinner at Meşale with live music. A 2 minute walk from Hagia Sophia.