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 Kütahya
4 museums and archaeological sites in the province of Kütahya, with hours and what to see at each.
Kütahya
Aizanoi Archaeological Site
A well-preserved Roman city near Çavdarhisar in Kütahya, with a great Temple of Zeus and a unique combined theatre and stadium.
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Kütahya
Tile Museum
A 1411 imaret and tomb complex in Kütahya, restored as a museum of Kütahya and İznik tiles from the 14th century to today.
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Kütahya
Kossuth House Museum
The 18th-century Kütahya house where Hungarian leader Lajos Kossuth lived in exile in 1850-1851 and drafted a constitution, known locally as the Hungarian House.
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Kütahya
Kütahya Museum
A museum in a 14th-century madrasa beside Kütahya's Great Mosque, with finds from the Miocene to the Ottoman era.
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.