Known for
The Church of St George, Yavuz Selim Mosque and Pammakaristos make one walk by the Golden Horn.
Patriarchate and Selim
Fener and Balat
Fener
Vodina Caddesi, Sadrazam Ali Paşa Caddesi, Yavuz Selim Caddesi
The cluster by the Golden Horn: the Church of St. George, the Yavuz Selim Mosque and the Pammakaristos Church. Several stops in one walk, not a single mosque. Edirnekapı is further along the walls.
Why go
Come by day, when the patriarchate is open. In the evening the slope empties earlier than İstiklal.
Where to stay
Sleep here only if Balat is the point. Hagia Sophia is no longer a suitcase walk. The climb to Selim is steep.
Local guide
Fedor Samorodov · guide
The Patriarchate church is down by the Horn, Yavuz Selim is the mosque up the slope, and Pammakaristos sits between them on the same climb. Edirnekapı and the land walls lie further along the walls.