Istanbul is well known around the world for having fabulous and unforgettable views of the city from
almost every point. Its unique location and seven hills make it a special destination for
those who enjoy admiring a place from above.
Some of the most recognized and visited viewpoints are
Galata Tower and the gardens of Suleymaniye mosque.Both are located in two of the most
touristic areas of Istanbul.
That is why in today's video, we are going to show you the newest
attraction that promises outstanding 360 degrees views of Istanbul.
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In may of 2021 a massive tower of telecommunications was inaugurated
here in Istanbul. This tower is located on top of the highest hill of the city
which is in Üsküdar on the Asian side of the city and this hill is called Çamlıca hill.
We can basically see this tower from almost every point of the city especially if you are
near the Bosphorus strait either on the Asian or European side you will be able to see this tower.
If you have recently been in Istanbul and you were wondering what this tower
was, well, in this video we are going to show you everything about this place.
The easiest way is to cross by ferry to the Asian side either to Kadikoy
or Üsküdar and then take a taxi. The taxi should cost between 35 to 40 turkish liras.
Before crossing the checkpoint to enter the tower you'll be
asked to show and scan your hes code. This is a must for everybody including tourists.
This place has interesting architecture and once I got
close to it I even felt a bit dizzy while looking up.
The entrance fee for locals cost 60 liras and 120 liras for foreign tourists.
Kids over 6 years old pay a ticket as an adult. Also an express pass can be purchased which will
allow you to skip the queue but the price for locals is 100 liras and 200 liras for foreigners.
Panoramic elevators are also available but to be honest I felt a bit of vertigo while going up,
if you suffer of it we recommend you not getting close to the crystal as i did.
The observation decks where we are right now are situated on the floors 33rd and 34th
and as you can see it's pretty crowded. I don't know if you come earlier probably it
will be better, right now we are we just came here during the sunset because we really wanted
to catch that special moment from this height but it is quite crowded. So just be patient
and probably you will not find a lot of places to find an empty window to be able to see all of
the beautiful views and probably take some photos. You just need to be a bit patient.
From this point I can have Istanbul under my feet and also here we can see right now the largest
mosque of all the of all of Istanbul which is the Çamlıca mosque and it's quite interesting because
we can have, even there is the Bosphorus as well. I mean these are beautiful views, to be honest,.
The tower can be visited every day from 10 in the morning to 10 pm.
The tower in total is 369 meters tall and it stands 585 meters above the sea level
which is pretty high and actually officially as soon as this tower opened up back in May
of 2021, this has become officially the tallest tower in all of Turkey
and as well of all of Europe. it's even taller than the Eiffel tower in Paris.
I remember when I first came here to Istanbul on this hill there were, instead of this tower,
there were many antennas and you could see them basically everywhere but what the government
wanted to do is to put all of all of those antennas away in order to get rid of the of all
the visual pollution so that is why they wanted to put everything together in one same place.
So now we have this tower where also we can find many radio and television channels here as well.
Also in this tower, you can find a restaurant and a cafe they are situated on the floor
39th and 40th but for that more likely you will need a reservation or if you don't have
it you can come here but if it's very crowded you might have to wait in line. One important
point that you need to have in mind is that if you want to go to the restaurant you will need
to have a reservation. Without it you cannot go to the restaurant so that is why right now,
we are just going to the cafe just to check it out and see what the views are like from that point.
So now we have ordered some hamburgers here and here the tables have really quite nice views.
Let me tell you something, because you also need to to
have a reservation and some of the best and more comfortable tables are already taken
so we just got this little table so I don't know how will i be able to eat this hamburger,
it will be quite messy and even I'm a short person, this table is even short for me. So i will
see how is it gonna be but for now that's why I'm just eating my fries and the fries are quite good.
So as you can see these were the views that we can have from this tower and to be honest it's not
the type of place that i would really love to come here if you want to come and experience it on
your own of course you can do it but in my opinion there are more beautiful places that worth a visit
better than this. The price is not that affordable either, so if you're coming with two with a family
of three or four, it might be a bit expensive of course. The food the prices are so so and the
quality is not bad but it's not the best either. It's just middle term so you really need to take
all of these things into consideration also about the windows there is something that most of them
are quite dirty. So it is not only difficult taking photos or videos but also sometimes it is
hard having good views from the city but still, it's a good experience. I have never seen Istanbul
from this height which was quite cool actually. So if you want to to have another option for having
beautiful views of istanbul then you may come here i mean it's it's a good place if it's your very
first time but in my opinion i wouldn't come once again but also i would love to say some positive
things about this place and it is especially about the surroundings and because it is located on top
of the highest hill of Istanbul. From this point, we can have marvelous views of all the Asian side
of the city from the golden horn, from the sea of marmara, from the Bosphorus strait
and from the European side. So this is a great place to experience some of the most majestic
views of Istanbul.If you want also check what other places you can visit up around this area,
we will also recommend you to watch these other videos. We will be leaving the card somewhere
up here so you can go check them out. Also those places we highly recommend you go in there
because you will love the views. If you want to keep watching more videos like this
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