TimeOut Istanbul says "If you have just one night to spend in Istanbul, spend it on Nevizade sokak". Choose pera!place Istanbul apartment and you can spend as many as you like: it's just 50 meters away from Nevizade sokak.
The apartment’s bay window -‘cumba’ in Turkish- hangs over a lively small street, so that you can look down upon bustling every-day Istanbul from your own retreat. As you leave the building, next door to the left is a bakery for fantastic fresh-baked bread, and next door to the right is a ‘bufe’ selling Turkish coffee, tea and snacks. A few buildings further up you’ll find Nevizade Sokak, packed with tables and fabulous restaurants, where at night you can be serenaded by wandering gypsy musicians while you eat. A few buildings more and you’re on Istiklal Caddesi, the main pedestrian thoroughfare and 5 minutes walk away from Taksim square, the commercial centre of Istanbul.
If you do wish to visit Sultanahmet for some historical context (or maybe a carpet?!) then you are 15mins away by taxi or half an interesting hour by tram and tube. |