When you’re on holiday, it’s certainly much more pleasant to stroll around the destination you’re visiting, rather than hopping in a car or onto public transport. Whether you’re walking from tourist attraction to tourist attraction, or looking for somewhere to eat, knowing that you’re in a rather walkable destination can certainly take the stress off.

With this in mind, Braw Scottish Tours analysed the walking distance and step count between the five main attractions in 30 of Europe’s most popular cities. Their research found that the Turkish city of Istanbul is Europe’s most walkable city. Here, a walk of just 2.5km will take you past major attractions like Hagia Sophia and the Grand Bazaar.

To explore this compact area take you just about 3,250 steps and half an hour of walking.

On TripAdvisor, one visitor to the city wrote: “Istanbul is a magical city. Phenomenal and historical buildings pepper this amazing place. Literally, it takes days to soak in the nuances and atmosphere of Istanbul. Take your time and don’t be afraid to get lost.”

Another wrote: “Istanbul is a magnificent city… one full of beauty, history, spectacular architecture, amazing restaurants, views to die for, wonderful little family-owned hotels, exceptionally kind and honest people, fun-filled nightclubs, exotic sounds, exotic smells, and many other fabulous things too numerous to mention.”

While a third added: “There are so many cliched phrases used to describe Istanbul – ancient and modern, where east meets west, old world blended with new world, etc., etc., and they are all true. There is history, culture, shopping, sightseeing, museums, galleries, boat trips. There is SO much!”

For those who have already visited Istanbul, or think it’s perhaps not the best city for them, then don’t worry, there are plenty of other walkable destinations in Europe.