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İSTANBUL ( OLD CITY TOUR)
SULTANAHMET OLD CITY TOUR-(TOPKAPI PALACE-HIPODROME-HAGIA SOPHIA-SULTANAHMET MOSQUE-GRAND BAZAAR)
HOTEL INFORMATION, TOUR DATE, NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS MUST BE SPECIFIED CORRECTLY, THE TOUR FEE IS CHARGED BEFORE THE TOUR STARTS.
our staff will pick you up from your hotel. Our journey starts with the "Old City" where you will see historical highlights such as the Hippodrome, The center of sport activities with its four monuments: The German Fountain of Wilhelm II, Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine.
We will continue with The Blue Mosque. The most famous mosque of Istanbul which is known as the BLUE MOSQUE as well because of its beautiful blue Iznik tiles.
Afterwards, The Hagia Sophia, the ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great, in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time.
Then our journey continues with the Grand Bazaar (Covered Market), involves the labyrinth of streets and passages are more than 4000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths’ street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as hand painted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyxware and meerschaum pipers.
After Lunch break, we will visit Hagia Irene Church, it was built during the same period (4th century) as its neighbor the Hagia Sophia. The name Hagia Irene Church means ‘’Godly’’ or ‘’Holy Wisdom’’ in Greek. After the conquest of Istanbul, it was incorporated into the grounds of Topkapı Palace and like many other churches was converted into a mosque. However, there were no major changes made to the building’s structure.
Our last stop is Topkapı Palace, the great palace of the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries, housing an exquisite collection of precious gems, jewelry thrones of sultans, costumes worn by the sultans and their families; miniatures, the Holy Mantle; CHAMBER OF SACRED RELICS.
After the tour, you will be dropped off to your hotel.
TRANSFER FROM THE HOTEL- MUSEUM ENTRANCES- LUNCH-(LOCAL) EVENING (CHINESE MEAL) GUIDANCE- HOTEL TRANSFER
EXTRA MUSEUM TICKET, FOOD, BEVERAGE
PASSPORT