{"version":1,"cityId":"istanbul","locale":"en","mapCopy":{"title":"Istanbul on foot: Sultanahmet, Galata and the Bosphorus","description":"Discover Sultanahmet, Galata Tower, İstiklal and walks towards the Bosphorus. Stops, distances and a 3D map. Export GPX or open the walk in Google or Yandex Maps","imageAlt":"AI illustration: Galata Tower in Istanbul","intro":"Sultanahmet’s Hippodrome, Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, or Galata, Pera Museum and İstiklal towards Taksim. Other routes follow bazaars towards the Golden Horn or link Maçka Park, Dolmabahçe and Istanbul Modern. 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