Mosques, ferrys, markets, religions, street food and a lot of sound.
Colours everywhere, a massive mix of cultures and religions, even if the 96% of the locals are muslims, you can see people of all the colours and dressed up in all the imaginable ways.

TOP 5 – FREE THINGS TO DO IN ISTANBUL

1– Get lost in the Grand Bazaar:
This extremely big and old place (more than 500 years old) full of streets going up and down, right and left… It took us at least 4 hours to be visited, it doesn’t matter what you need: there, you will find it. The smells and colours make the grand bazaar the most exotic place in istanbul.

2- Blue Mosque or Sultan Ahmed Mosque:
This incredibly big structure of more than 400 years is located in the central part of Istanbul, place where thousands of people go everyday. It is also nice to take a sit in some of the benches in the park and observe the daily local life getting mixed with the many tourists.

3- Try for free the typical turkish sweets…
How to? Easy! Go and ask them what are the flavours and the names of the ones that you want to try and almost always they will offer some.

4- Visit Gulhane Park: This is one of the few green spaces that we found and it is beautiful. If you need a break from the rollercoaster of feelings and noises that the city offers, you can buy some take-away lunch and eat it there!

5- A ferry ride in the Bosphorus: Normally you have to pay for this but if you are lucky like us there are some special days where you can have them for free!!!