Rumeli Hisarı

Rumeli Fortress - Rumeli Hisarı in Turkish - it one of the best place in whole İstanbul. Absolutely must see in Istanbul! Rumeli Fortress is situated on European side of Bosporus. Still strong fortress but of course is a museum now. The price is 25 Turkish lira for entrance. Inside your can meet are various of interesting and rarely trees and bushes. Also there are a lots of pieces of marble columns from Early Roman Empire, part of marble fountains from Ottoman Empire. One of the most attractive part - absolutely gorgeous panorama to awesome Bosporus and Asian side. Also you can take a some food and drink and make a small picnic - lot of locals using this lovely green area and benches especially for it. There are lots of cats, they are very friendly and curious about visitors, so please take some sneaks for them. Any season is suitable for visiting Rumeli Fortress. Depending on your goal you can spend in Rumeli Fortress since 30 minutes until 2,5 hours. Strongly recommend this amazing romantic place!

The place is important from a historical and touristic perspective. However, the administration leaves a lot to be desired. For instance, there is no information/announcement at the entrance if towers etc are closed for restoration which can be very disappointing

An amazing old castle, very nice views from the top. Good price for the ticket ud83cudf9f

You can’t climb the walls and towers! How they present it on social media and the reality is different. On their page you can see the photos from the walls and towers which are stunning, however, if you come here you will not see that view, just the big walls around you forbidden to climb ud83dude05

Beautiful fortress of Rumeli from Bosphorus