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 Rize
2 museums and archaeological sites in the province of Rize, with hours and what to see at each.
Rize
Rize Atatürk House Museum
The house where Atatürk stayed in September 1924 during his autumn tour, a three-storey Black Sea home turned into a museum.
Visitor guide
Rize
Rize Museum
A 19th-century Black Sea mansion known as Sarı Ev, the Yellow House, with a traditional kitchen, copper utensils and baroque-rococo furniture.
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.