You’ll find a handful of decent museums along the length of Istiklal Street in Istanbul, Turkey. In this post, I’ll cover some of these museums starting at Taksim Square and working my way south to Tünel.
The Bayezid II Mosque (Bayezid Camii) is a large imperial mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. It’s located on Beyazıt Square near the Grand Bazaar.
The historic center of Cali, Colombia, can easily be seen in a half day. Most of the sites lie within a fairly straight path and are accessible on foot. You’ll also find a handful of decent museums and some interesting sites outside the historic core. For more info on the city and a couple other attractions, visit my main page for Cali.
The Galata Mevlevi Lodge Museum (Galata Mevlevihanesi Müzesi) is a historic Mevlevi lodge, or tekke, in Istanbul. It’s located in Galata, near the end of Istiklal Street.
Odunpazarı is the historic old town neighborhood of Eskişehir, Turkey, where Turks traditionally lived. It’s a short walk south of the city center and is filled with several very nicely restored Ottoman homes and buildings.
The historic city center of Bursa contains several points of interest outside the Grand Mosque and bazaars. I’ll go into detail on many of them in this post, covering the area between Bursa Castle and the Green Mosque.
Jaffa is a lively area and one of the main attractions in Tel Aviv. Also known as Yafo or Joppa, it’s an ancient port city that was annexed by Tel Aviv on April 24, 1950.