Galata Köprüsü
Galata Bridge
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~20 min
easy
8/10
best: sunset
romantic
A local would say...
Pamuk watched the fishermen from this bridge as a boy — 'the silhouette of the Old City from the middle of this bridge is the image I carry of Istanbul everywhere I go'
The bridge that connects two worlds — walk across and you travel from Ottoman Istanbul to European Beyoğlu in five minutes. Above, a line of fishermen drop their lines into the Golden Horn regardless of weather or catch. Below, a row of fish restaurants serve fresh-grilled balık ekmek (fish sandwiches) with the water lapping beneath your feet. At sunset, the silhouette of Süleymaniye above and Galata Tower ahead is pure Istanbul.
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