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Julien Viaud, the
French naval officer who wrote novels
under the pen name of Pierre
Loti, used to come to this Istanbul hilltop
overlooking Eyüp and
the Golden
Horn to contemplate the
city he had come to love:

In Loti's time, the cafe was a simple,
humble place with a few stools and
a small stove for brewing Turkish
coffee.
Today
the cafe is far nicer, with shady
tables,
a variety of beverages and snacks,
and even a hotel and
full-fledged restaurant.
If you feel like walking, make the
15-minute stroll uphill from Eyüp through
the picturesque cemetery. If not, take
the cable car, and walk down to Eyüp after your coffee.
Another way to visit the cafe and
to enjoy the view is on a half-day
Istanbul
city tour. More...
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