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Bazaar District
The most appropriate way to feel the spirit of Istambul is to make a walking tour in the Bazaar District, starting from the Grand Bazaar downhill along Uzunçarsi Caddesi (Longmarket Street) through the Tahtakale district to the Golden Horn and the Egyptian (Spice) Bazaar (Misir Carsisi). Thus you are getting a bonus – the chance to see the exquisite Riustem Pasha Mosque, one of Istanbul’s finest architectural sites, which unfortunately is visited by few tourists. Although the Grand Bazaar and Egyptian Bazaar are real live markets filled daily (except Sundays) with both – Turks and tourists, The Tahtakale market district is 99% Turkish. This is a good walking tour for any day, except Sunday, when the Grand Bazaar, the Egyptian Bazaar and many of the shops along this walking tour are closed.

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