Topkapı Palace
The sultans’ palace on Sarayburnu: courtyards, the Imperial Council, the treasury and the terraces over the water. Dated entry, sold online on its own site.
Black Sea
Museums in Amasya
2 museums and archaeological sites in the province of Amasya, with hours and what to see at each.
Amasya
Amasya Museum
Thirteen civilisations under one roof: from the Late Neolithic to the Ottomans, with a Roman apple mosaic, a bronze Hittite storm god and rare Ilkhanid mummies.
Visitor guide
Amasya
Hazeranlar Mansion
A restored 1865 Ottoman mansion in Amasya, on old fortification walls beside the Yeşilırmak river, opened as a house museum in 1984.
Visitor guideIstanbul tickets online
Four Istanbul landmarks, each sold on its own site by the agency behind this guide — dated entry and free cancellation up to 24 hours.
Basilica Cistern
Justinian’s great underground reservoir: 336 columns in still water and the two Medusa heads. Fast-track entry with a digital audio guide.
Hagia Sophia
Justinian’s cathedral, the sultans’ mosque and a working mosque again today. The ticket admits you to the upper visitor gallery.
Dolmabahçe Palace
A nineteenth-century palace on the water’s edge: the Selamlık, the Ceremonial Hall under its chandelier, the crystal staircase and the Harem.