Uskudar one of my favourite areas to visit also in Istanbul.
The area is next to water and it is filled with benches that overlook the port. You can sit and watch the water in peace.
The entire area is filled with benches and tourists that walk the promenade during the summer.
I sit on the benches usually and watch the water in peace.
The area is filled with many people that walk with their family and friends. I usually notice them passing when I am sitting on the bench. The air is usually filled of joy of the laughter.
I like being there a lot as it is a large pier with the nearby water. The large promenade and the benches help to make the area feel even more exciting to visit.
There is also a famous lighthouse in the area. It is an old lighthouse made out of wood. It was built in 1725. It is a monument that is usually memorable to tourists and it is often sold as a souveir in Istanbul.
The light house is in the middle of the Bosphorus in the most important part in Instanbul. It appears likely as it could have been the house to collect tolls to passing ships in the past as they passed on both sides of the lighthouse.
There are also restaurants in the district in the entire area of the board walk to the water. Many of the restaurants that I visited had the classic Turkish food, the kebabs, the borek, the Mevsim and Coban salads, and other meals that are famous in Turkey. I enjoyed my time in the restaurants a lot.
There is also a Mosque in the district, a small mosque on the side of the water overlooking the water. There are washrooms nearby with Turkish baths for feet.
I liked Uskudar a lot and would greatly recommend it to tourists.
