A self-guided storybook for the city
The Faces ofISTANBUL
Letters from the past. Stories beneath your feet.
- 3walks
- 19stops
- 30voices from the past
Before you begin
Three walks. Your own pace.
No guide to meet and no fixed start time. Open the book on your phone and let the city's people walk with you.
Choose your walk
First visit? Start with Sultanahmet. Each walk works on its own, so pick the one that suits your day.
Open the map
Every stop has an Open in Maps button. Tap it, then choose walking directions to the exact spot where to stand.
Meet the faces
At each stop an emperor, an artisan or a traveller tells their story. Then turn the page to the next stop.
Three independent walks
Choose your walk
Each walk opens with an illustrated route map. Tap any stop to open the book on its page.
The faces
Thirty voices, two thousand years
Emperors and sultans, architects and artisans, travellers and imagined witnesses. Tap a face to meet them in the book.
The last letter
Dear traveller,
You have met emperors and artisans, writers and imagined witnesses.
Now the city has a few more faces, and a few more stories to carry with you.
Return to a favourite place. Choose another walk. Or simply pause and watch Istanbul pass by.
Until our next chapter,
VeniVidiListen
