RjessMMM
CouplesVancouver, Washington
Amazing mosque that cant be missed
The structure speaks for itself. Truly an amazing edifice of faith and history. The interior and exterior were absolutely spectacular and even the view from our Bosporus cruise was awe inspiring. Obviously one of the major reasons to visit Istanbul. The issue for us was just trying to figure out the logistics of visiting . The ticket itself is only 25€ but our concern was whether or not it was going to require lining up at the tickets office either very early or suffer the wait time later in the day. There are numerous ways to get a ticket through a 3rd party which is obviously more expensive but also guarantees that you will avoids waiting in a potentially very long line. We visited off season in November but used a tour guide to avoid lines throughout the day. Retrospectively, I think we would have done fine in terms of the waiting time since the line was not long at all. The security line was much longer but we also traveled off season. The information from our tour guide though was clearly worth the extra expense. So perhaps judge what to do by the time of the year. But regardless absolutely do not miss the Hagia Sophia. Enjoy.
