Newly-renovated apartment-studio - Fatih

Custom-renovated one-bed apartment in the historic area of Fener/Balat, within the walls of the Old City of Constantinople. Full kitchen, bathroom plus living room, internet, washing machine. 40 m2. Easy access to all Istanbul's most important sites.

The space
A newly-renovated ground-floor apartment in the historic area of Fener/Balat within the walls of the old city of Constantinople. The apartment is about a three-minute walk from the Golden Horn and the public transport network. Until the 1920s Fener/Balat was an entirely Greek and Jewish area, filled with distinctive Greek-style houses. Then, at the end of the Greco-Turkish war came the great population exchange between Greece and Turkey, during which most of the Greeks departed. The area is now being rediscovered. UNESCO has put a preservation order on hundreds of local houses. New cafes and eateries are opening all the time and the go-ahead has been given for a new port complex on the Golden Horn. At the same time the area retains the unique feel of old Istanbul: children playing football in the streets, lines of washing strung between coloured stone houses, small, chaotic neighbourhood stores and traditional bakeries. There is also the Patriarchate, the home of the Greek Orthodox Church, with its history and relics, various other sleepy Greek churches and nearby the Chora church, with its Byzantine mosaics, the finest in Istanbul. A little further is the northern end of the Great Land Walls of Constantinople, which can still be followed the 7kms between the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara.

From Fener access to the centre of the Old City could not be easier. Istanbul’s transport system is entirely integrated – bus, metro, tram and ferry. The same electronic Istanbulkarts are used on all forms of transport. From the bus stop/tram at the bottom of the hill it’s a ten-minute journey to Eminönü then a stroll, or two stops on the tram to Topkapı Palace, three to Aya Sophia, the Blue Mosque and so on. For those wanting to sample the bustle of the city centre and all its shopping, from the same bus stop a ten-minute ride goes across the Golden Horn to Taksim Square, the centre of the city. Alternatively, from Eminönü a ferry can be taken to Asia, the Princes' Islands, along the Bosphorus to bustling Beşiktaş and the other ports on the European side, or just a gentle tour.

There is far more to see in Istanbul than just the standard four or five main attractions, unmissable as they are. We would be very happy to give advice, help and so on with organising time spent in the city.

The apartment is on the ground floor of an old, wooden-fronted Greek house. Everything is new, from the kitchen to the bed to the large walk-in shower. The main space is one long room, with the bedroom at one end, then a seating area, a kitchen with hob, fridge, dishwasher, pots, pans, utensils and a seating/eating area for two people. Continuing on is the terrace, which, with the addition of a glass roof and windows, has been transformed into a private living-space for both summer and winter. This is a place to relax with more seating, an occasional table plus a sofa that unfolds into a double bed suitable for children.

All sheets and towels are provided. There is also a washing machine, disher and free wi-fi in the apartment.

Other things to note
In the building there are four flats.You can also book the other flats which have nearly the same concept. All of the flats have air conditioning in the bedrooms.Please contact us about the other flats if this flat is not free.

The links for the other flats are as follows:

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Registration details
34-129