Tag: Cistern

The Basilica Cistern is located in the historical center of Istanbul. Not far from here are the most famous sights of the city — Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque. If you are going here by public transport it will be most convenient to get to the Sultanahmet tram station. The entrance ...

This was my third time in Istanbul, but my first opportunity to see the Cisterns. I’d passed the previous times because, well, I was never too enthused about traipsing through some ancient Byzantine plumbing. How interesting could that possibly be? Plus, I’d heard the lines were long, th...