Old Palace

Old Palace: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Old Palace

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Old Palace — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.01113, 28.96424. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Palace

• Bayezid II Mosque · dargah · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• The Museum of Turkish Calligraphic Art · museum · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Beyazıt Tower · attraction · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Alipaşa Cami · dargah · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• II. Bayezid Turkish Bath Culture Museum · museum · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Kaliçeçi Hasanağa Cami · dargah · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Theotokos Kyriotissa (Kalenderhane) · dargah · Fatih · ~0 km · Must-see
• Çorlulu Ali Paşa Mosque · dargah · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see
• Tomb of Sinan Pasha · fort · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see
• Sultan Mustafa Camii · dargah · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see
• Katip Sinan Cami · dargah · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mimar Hayrettin Camii · dargah · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see
• Nuruosmaniye Mosque · dargah · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see
• Süleymaniye Mosque · dargah · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see
• Gazi Atik Ali Paşa Camii · dargah · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mahmut Paşa Camii · dargah · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see
• Laleli Camii · dargah · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see
• Column of Constantine · fort · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Palace

Other forts & heritage near Old Palace

• Tomb of Sinan Pasha · fort · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see
• Column of Constantine · fort · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mausoleum Sultan Mustafa Pasha III and his son Sultan Selim III · fort · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mausoleum of Sultan Mahmud II · fort · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see
• Tahtakale Hamamı · fort · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see
• Tomb of Hatice Turhan Sultan · fort · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see
• Legacy Ottoman Hotel · fort · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see
• Church of St. Polyeuktos · fort · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see
• The Walled Obelisk · fort · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see
• Atatürk · fort · Fatih · ~1 km · Must-see

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