

It is in Eminönü and is also a covered bazaar, is a lot smaller than Grand Bazaar, and as its name implies, houses herbalist and spice shops.
Although somewhat tainted by touristic creep, this market can easily transport you back to its Ottoman heyday with the kaleidoscopic colours of its mounds of saffron, chilli, herbal teas and lokum (Turkish delight).

» Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya)
» Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı)
» Sultanahmet Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii, The Blue Mosque)
» Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnici)
» Gran Bazaar (Kapalı Çarşı)
» Egyptian Bazaar (Mısır Çarşısı, also known as Spice Bazaar)
» Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii)
» Chora Church (Kariye Müzesi)
» Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art
» Galata Whirling Dervish Hall