The Galata Tower, officially the Galata Tower Museum, is a medieval Genoese tower in the Galata part of the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the mostly demolished Walls of Galata, the tower is now an exhibition space and museum, and a symbol of Beyoğlu and Istanbul.
Insider tip — Uzunköprü Tarihi Hamamı (the historic hammam of Uzunköprü) is an Ottoman bath in Uzunköprü (Edirne), the city of the Long Bridge — a 1,392 m bridge built by Çelebi Mehmet in the 15th century, one of the longest Ottoman bridges. Turkish Thrace keeps its thermal and Ottoman traditions with a rare authenticity.