Pause in Sirkeci, the old-city quarter around the historic Orient Express terminus. Explore the station's architecture and nearby lanes, then stop for a simple local lunch between the Golden Horn and Sultanahmet.
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Sirkeci lies between the Golden Horn and Sultanahmet, anchored by Sirkeci Station, the terminus of the Orient Express. Late Ottoman and early Republican buildings line the area, and nearby streets hold small restaurants, tea houses, and traders' shops that serve a mostly local lunchtime crowd.
It is a short, easy walk rather than a destination in itself, useful for combining with the Sultanahmet and Eminönü areas and a good place to see everyday old-city life away from the main monuments.
Sirkeci lies between the Golden Horn and Sultanahmet, anchored by Sirkeci Station, the terminus of the Orient Express. Late Ottoman and early Republican buildings line the area, and nearby streets hold small restaurants, tea houses, and traders' shops that serve a mostly local lunchtime crowd.
It is a short, easy walk rather than a destination in itself, useful for combining with the Sultanahmet and Eminönü areas and a good place to see everyday old-city life away from the main monuments.
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45 min
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morning, lunchtime or afternoon
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Moderate walking
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