File 017 · Istanbul, Türkiye

Grand Bazaar & Basilica Cistern

A market trading since the 1460s in a city straddling Europe and Asia, and a Cold War listening post between East and West.

Why go

A market trading since the 1460s in a city straddling Europe and Asia, and a Cold War listening post between East and West.

The shoot: Skyfall (2012)

The motorbike chase across the bazaar roofs.

Stand here

Walk the cistern's raised walkways among the columns, then the lanes around the bazaar for the rooftop view.

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Visit

Best: Cistern at opening time. Bazaar on weekdays. Access: Cistern ticketed. Bazaar free, closed Sundays. Getting there: Tram T1 to Sultanahmet or Beyazıt.