{"id":8142,"date":"2019-04-30T07:33:08","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T07:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nohurrytogethome.com\/?p=8142"},"modified":"2024-10-24T17:41:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T17:41:32","slug":"beautiful-places-istanbul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nohurrytogethome.com\/beautiful-places-istanbul\/","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful Places in Istanbul (That You Won’t Find in a Guide Book)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When a friend suggested we take a quick getaway to see all the beautiful places in Istanbul, I quickly jumped at the opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’d been to Istanbul just once before on a quick layover to Southeast Asia<\/a> and I promised myself I’d be back to explore the city in more depth. What I wasn’t expecting, though, was to fall so hard for it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks to the fact that my travel buddy had friends in town, we got the chance to explore some lesser-known and totally beautiful places in Istanbul that I’ll be sharing in this post!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beautiful places in Istanbul that you have to check out<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This isn’t your typical Istanbul travel guide – you won’t find the top tourist attractions in Istanbul or a guide to visiting Hagia Sofia here (but no worries, I’ll be writing a post on that, too!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, I decided to list fun things to do in some of the most beautiful places in Istanbul that we either found by chance or spots Katie<\/a> took us to (she’s been living in Istanbul for six years – it’s always fun getting to explore cities based on a local’s recommendations!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. The colorful buildings in Balat, Istanbul’s colorful neighborhood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Balat is an up-and-coming neighborhood on the European side of Istanbul. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over the past three years, cute coffee shops, trendy restaurants, and co-working spaces for digital nomads have sprawled up throughout the neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plan a day exploring this quirky neighborhood and photographing its colorful houses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took us a while to find the spot pictured below (the area was bigger than we thought!), so here’s the exact address: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Balat Mahallesi, Kiremit Cd. No:28, 34087 Fatih\/\u0130stanbul, Turkey.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n