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.
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Museums in Hatay
5 museums and archaeological sites in the province of Hatay, with hours and what to see at each.
Hatay
Çevlik Archaeological Site
The site of ancient Seleucia Pieria at Samandağ: a Roman-era tunnel more than a kilometre long, cut through the rock to divert flood water, and nearby rock tombs.
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Hatay
Hatay Archaeological Museum
Türkiye's great mosaic museum in Antakya, with thousands of square metres of Roman floors from ancient Antioch, plus Hittite, Hellenistic and Byzantine finds and a superb coin collection.
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Hatay
Hatay Necmi Asfuroğlu Archaeology Museum
A museum built directly over excavated layers of ancient Antioch in Antakya, preserving Roman floor mosaics where they were found, including one of the largest ever recorded.
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Hatay
St. Pierre Monument Museum
The cave church near Antakya traditionally held to be the first in the world, where the name Christian was first used and popes have marked a place of pilgrimage.
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Hatay
Monastery of St. Simeon Stylites
A 6th-century hilltop monastery near Antakya, built around the column where Simeon the Younger lived for decades, with three churches and a cross-shaped plan.
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.