3 Days Trip Plan for Istanbul

The 1st Day: Sultanahmet Region

Must have places to visit in the 1st day:

• Sultanahmet Square (Sultanahmet Meydanı)
• Haghia Sophia (Aya Sofya)
• The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii)
• Topkapı Palace (Topkapı Sarayı)
  

Nice to have places if you can fit in the 1st day:

• The Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarayı/Sarnıcı)
• Archeological Museum (Arkeoloji Müzesi)

Eat Here That Day:

• Sultanahmet Köftecisi

The 2nd Day: Beyoğlu Region

Must have places to visit in the 2nd day:

• Beyoğlu (Pera) General Sightseeing
• Mevlevi Monastery
• Fish Market (Balık Pazarı) and Çiçek Pasajı
• St. Anthony Church (Sen Antuan Kilisesi)
• Galata Tower (Galata Kulesi)
• Pera Palas Hotel
• French Street (Fransız Sokağı)

Nice to have places if you can fit in the 2nd day:

• Church of Panaghia
• St. Mary Draperis
• Tünel (Very Old Small Underground)
  
• Taksim Square (Taksim Meydanı)
  

Eat or Shop Something Those Places That Day:

• Hacı Abdullah Lokantası (Historical Restaurant)
  
• Markiz Pastanesi (Patisserie)
  
• Lebon Pastanesi (Patisserie)
• İnci Pastanesi (Patisserie)

The 3rd Day: Sirkeci Region and Ortaköy

Must have places to visit in the 3rd day:

• Grand Bazaar (Kapalı Çarşı - Covered Bazaar)
• New Mosque (Yeni Cami) Territory
• Spice Bazaar (Mısır Çarşısı)
• Tahtakale and Sultanhamam
• Ortaköy
  

Nice to have places if you can fit in the 3rd day:

• Rumeli Hisarı
• Dolmabahçe Sarayı (You should drop the Grand Bazaar above if you want to see the palace)
  

Eat or Shop Something At Those Places That Day:

• Konyalı Restaurant (Traditional Turkish Food)
• Ali Muhiddin Hacı Bekir (Historical Candy Shop)
• Kurukahveci Mehmet Efendi (Coffee Shop, no service, sells grounded coffee)
  

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