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Rick Steves descends beneath Istanbul into Constantinople's waterworks

The week's only new Travel Bite visits the old city walls, the Hippodrome and Justinian's Basilica Cistern.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

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  1. 0:51A map locates Istanbul across the Bosphorus and distinguishes its Old Town from its New Town.
  2. 2:16Constantine's imperial capital became a center of power as Rome declined.
  3. 2:51The former Hippodrome preserves an ancient Egyptian obelisk carved with hieroglyphics.
  4. 3:35Rick enters the Basilica Cistern, the underground reservoir constructed under Emperor Justinian.
  5. 4:00Aqueducts and pipes supplied the cistern, part of the city's extensive water infrastructure.

The history goes underground. Rick Steves follows Istanbul's imperial past from its stone walls and former Hippodrome into the Basilica Cistern, the vast reservoir built under Emperor Justinian.

"Istanbul is one of the great cities on Earth. Period," he says at the start of "Istanbul, When It Was Constantinople - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Bite". An animated map first places the city across the Bosphorus, then the walk brings its earlier lives into view. At the Hippodrome, an Egyptian obelisk survives amid a very different cityscape; below ground, the cistern reveals the infrastructure that helped keep the imperial capital supplied with water.

That compact excursion was the channel's only upload this week, reaching roughly 11,000 views in its opening thirteen hours. It is also attracting the most daily viewing in the catalog right now. Behind it, "Rick Steves Best of Paris" continues to draw viewers to a much longer itinerary, from Sainte-Chapelle's stained glass to jazz in a medieval cellar. "Ashore in Burgundy - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Bite" offers the smaller pleasures of towpath cycling, pétanque and a meal earned along the way.

Across the channel, the library added about 850,000 views over the week. Subscribers were unchanged, while daily viewing stayed close to its usual level. Among nearby travel channels, Tyler Morgan - Japan Adventures had a particularly substantial week of viewing and subscriber growth. For Rick Steves' Europe, the fresh destination is a reminder that a city tour can be as much about pipes and reservoirs as palaces.

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  • Nice seeing some of Istanbul, Thank You Rick.👋
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  • A fantastic city. Turkish people are very welcoming. The museums stunning. I love Turkey
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The facts
Subscribers
2,090,000
Channel views, last 7 days
850,185
Videos published this week
1
Video published
October 31, 2026
Video views so far
10,734

The numbers

Here is the week in views and subscribers for Rick Steves' Europe.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
Tyler Morgan - Japan Adve…
38,237,960
Camper MidNight
14,068,473
Simon Wilson
7,707,073
New Jersey Outdoor Advent…
6,018,356
Jorden Tually
2,777,629
Trek Trendy
1,238,068
Rick Steves' Europe
850,185
Sailing La Vagabonde
819,310
GeoWizard
501,005
subscribers
2,090,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
449,141,448
views per day
116,246
typical day: 118,581
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Jorden Tually
2,590,000
Simon Wilson
2,270,000
Camper MidNight
2,270,000
Rick Steves' Europe
2,090,000
New Jersey Outdoor Advent…
2,060,000
Tyler Morgan - Japan Adve…
2,010,000
Sailing La Vagabonde
2,000,000
GeoWizard
1,480,000
Trek Trendy
1,460,000
As of November 1, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
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