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The Sultanahmet
district is the heart of historic
Old Istanbul, what 19th-century
travelers used to call "Stamboul."
This
is where you'll find Topkapi
Palace, Ayasofya (Hagia
Sophia), the Blue
Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii),
the Byzantine Hippodrome, Yerebatan
Saray (Sunken Palace Cistern),
the Istanbul
Archeological Museums, Great
Palace Mosaic Museum, and several
lesser sights (see map below).
It's
your best base for sightseeing in Istanbul.
For a rundown on things to see, go
to Istanbul
Sights.
Luckily
for visitors, the district of Sultanahmet (sool-tahn-ah-MEHT,
named for Sultan Ahmet I, builder
of the Blue Mosque) also has a number
of serviceable restaurants and
dozens of good
hotels in all price ranges.
Many
of the hotels are
literally a few minutes' stroll from
the major sights. If you're looking
for a hotel, use these tools:
Sultanahmet
Hotels Homepage
The place to start your Sultanahmet
hotel search.
Sultanahmet's
Best Hotels
The ones Turkey Travel Planners have liked, and why.
Sultanahmet
Street Guide
To get to know the neighborhood of
each hotel.
Istanbul
Hotel Index
If you have the name of a hotel and want to look
it up and learn more about it.
Click on a major
sight to learn more about it.
Istanbul
Hotels
Istanbul
Sights
Istanbul
Restaurants
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