Create Your Own Sightseeing Map in Istanbul, Turkey

Creating a self-guided walk to explore Istanbul is easy. Choose the attractions that interest you the most, and let our software create a walking route based on your selections. Afterward, retrieve your walk in the GPSmyCity app on your mobile device. The app will guide you from one tour stop to the next as if you had a personal tour guide. Our short tutorial video shows the steps needed to create your walk.

Step 1: Select Attractions

Select "Interface" below to select the 'List' or 'Map' interface. Use "Filter Sights" to filter attractions by category. Maximum 20 sights per walk. If you select the 'Map' interface, click a map pin to view the sight information and select the sight.
Interface*:
Filter Sights*:
5 Kat
Ali Muhiddin Haci Bekir
Antique Market at Grand Bazaar
Arasta Bazaar
Artrium
Atatürk Museum
Babylon
Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnıcı) (must see)
Bayezid II Mosque
Beyazıt Square
Beyazıt Tower
Beylerbeyi Palace
Blue Mosque (must see)
Bodrum Mosque
Bosphorus Bridge (Asian Side)
Bosphorus Bridge (European Side) (must see)
Boukoleon Palace
Chora Church / Kariye Museum (must see)
Church of St. Mary of Blachernae
Church of St. Mary of the Mongols
Church of the Holy Apostles
Cicek Pasaji
Ciragan Palace
Column of Constantine
Cukurcuma
Dolmabahce Clock Tower
Dolmabahce Mosque
Dolmabahce Palace (must see)
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Eller Sanat Galerisi
Fatih Mosque (must see)
Fethi Pasha Korusu (City Park)
Fifth Military Gate
Fountain of Ahmed III
Galata Mevlevi Museum
Galata Tower (must see)
Galip Dede Caddesi (Street)
Gate of Charisius
Gate of Rhesios
Gate of Spring / Pege Gate
Gate of St. Romanus
Golden Gate
Grand Bazaar (must see)
Grand Hotel de Londres Bar
Great Palace Mosaics Museum
Gül Mosque
Hagia Irene
Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) (must see)
Hatice Sultan Palace
Horhor Antiques Bazaar
Hurrem Sultan Hamam
Iron Church – Bulgarian St. Stephen Church
Istanbul Archaeological Museums
Istanbul Military Museum
Istanbul Modern (Art Museum)
Istiklal Caddesi (Independence Avenue) (must see)
Karakoy Fish Market
Kilic Ali Pasha Complex
Maalem Synagogue
Maiden's Tower
Marmara Esma Sultan
Mayor Synagogue
Mecidiyekoy Antiques Bazaar
Migros
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque
Miniaturk (must see)
Molla Celebi Mosque
Neve Shalom Synagogue
Obelisk of Theodosius (Egyptian Obelisk)
Ortakoy Mosque (Buyuk Mecidiye Camii)
Palace of Antiochos
Palace of the Porphyrogenitus
Pammakaristos Church
Pera Museum
Rahmi M. Koc Museum (must see)
Rumeli Fortress
Rustem Pasha Mosque
Sahaflar Carsisi (Old Book Bazaar)
Sakip Sabanci Museum
Sehzade Mosque
Semsi Pasha Mosque
Serpent Column
Sogukcesme Street
Spice Bazaar
Suleymaniye Mosque (must see)
Sultanahmet Square (must see)
Taksim Square
Tellalzade Street
The Stone of Million
Theodosian Wall of Constantinople
Theodosius Cistern
Third Military Gate and "Sigma"
Tophane-I Amire Culture and Art Center
Topkapi Palace (must see)
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
Valens Aqueduct
Walled Obelisk
Xylokerkos Gate / Gate of Belgrade
Yavuz Selim Mosque
Yildiz Palace (Star Palace)

Step 2: Select Starting Point

Indicate walk's starting point which can be either one of the selected sights (shown on the map in 'Step 3') or a custom sight of choice, e.g. your hotel or a metro station.
Select One*:
Enter Place Name*:
GPS Coordinates*: Locate the place on map
Choose a Hotel*:
Starting Point*:

Step 3: Create/Update Route

The selected attractions are displayed on the map below.
Your walk is not saved yet. To save it, please proceed to the final 'Step 4' below.

Step 4: Save Your Custom Walk

Enter a name for your custom walk, along with your email address, in the fields below. You will receive the instructions for retrieving your custom walk in the GPSmyCity app by email. The GPSmyCity app offers turn-by-turn travel directions to guide you from one attraction to the next.
Walk Name*:
Email*: