Departure : Istanbul
Pick up & Drop Off : 08:30/09:00 depends on traffic ,
( Please check with travel consultant exact pick up time for available locations )
Duration : 9 -10 Hrs
Meal : Lunch
Avaliable : Everyday except Tuesday
NO HIDDEN COST
Meet with Guide at Hotel Lobby
Heading to Ottoman & Byzantine Heritages
Highlights on Below ;
Hagia Sophia i Kerim Mosque , Topkapi Palace , Hippodrome , Blue Mosque , Hagia Irene Museum,Grand Bazaar
Istanbul ; The city of Istanbul is the largest populated place in Turkey , among with Turkish people There is also foreigners that lives in the city , Everyone lives in harmony which show us multicultural ethnics has been together since Ottoman Period. The heart of city founded in historical peninsula with marvelous , gorgeous ruins of Romans , Ottomans and Turks
Hagia Sophia i Kebir Mosque ; The cradle of religion where people worship since 6th AD to today , The respect of people on religion left marks of history in the place that we can see today . The building had been used as church for 916 years and now has been in use for another 481 years as mosque, also for a short time used as museum, from 1930's to 2020.
Blue Mosque ; ( Sultan Ahmed Mosque) One of the best example of mosques from Ottoman Art , which separates it then other 17th Century edificies with 21 Thousand blue tiles that colors in door as well as with 6 minarets.
Hippodrome ; The main spot for social gathering place which used as horse racing. With its great monuments that some came from other cultures such as Egypt or the one that name of the city took its source from the Constantine Column.
Topkapi Palace ; Central garden of Ottoman Empire where Sultans and their dynasty had lived together. An huge complex that has 4 courtyards which was the first palace for Ottoman Empire that had hosted 25 Sultans of the Empire. Royal family had lived in a part in Palace called as Harem. 19'th century onwards, the place has been using as museum.
Hagia Irene Museum ; Symbol of Christianity which located garden of Topkapi Palace and still remains. It was an Orthodox Church and had no change on time and has the same shape as before. Since the acustic of the building was very well done, it is still in use for some concerts that is allowed by the government.
Grand Bazaar ; Commercial center for businessman to essential for locals with thousands of shops and 25 gates. It is a bridge that reach from past traders to today's traders that carries tradition of economy. Nowadays there can be found carpet, souvenir, jewellery and turkish traditionally made coffee and different flavour of delights.