Byzantine & Ottoman Relics Tour

The Topkapi Palace Museum   Süleymaniye Mosque   Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

Day 01
HAGIA SOPHIA, now known as the Ayasofya Museum, was an early Christian Church, and later an Eastern Orthodox Church which was transformed into a mosque on 1453 by Turks, and converted into a Museum in 1935 is regularly considered one of the greatest and most beautifull buildings in history.

BLUE MOSQUE, (Sultanahmet) The mosque is famously known with this name fort he blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was built between 1609-1616 by order of Sultan Ahmed I, after whom its named. The mosque is located in the oldest part of Ýstanbul, in what was before 1453 the centre of Constantinople, the capital of Byzantine Empire.

HIPPODROME, The tree-lined square is between Santa Sophia and Blue Mosque. Had a room for around fifty thousand spectators. The Serpentine Column and the Theodosius's Obelisk places there.

TURKISH AND ISLAMIC ART MUSEUM, Constructed in 1524, the building was formerly the palace of Ibrahim Pasa, who was the first Grand Vizier to Suleyman the Magnificent. The collection includes notable examples of Islamic calligraphy, tiles and rugs as well as ethnographic displays on various cultures in Turkey.

GRAND BAZAAR, is the one of the largest covered markets in the world with more than 58 streets and 4000 shops. It is well known for its jewelry, pottery, spice and carpet shops.

lunch

TOPKAPI PALACE, literally the ( Cannongate Palace ) ; named after a nearby gate, was the administrative center of the Otoman Empire from 1465 to 1853. The construction of the Topkapi; Palace was ordered by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror in 1459 and it was completed in 1465.

SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE, considered the most beautifull and sumtuous of Istanbul's mosque, reflects the glory and power of the Otoman Empire and erudite Sultan, Suleyman known as the Magnificent or Kanuni the Legislator.

Price
Everyday - all year around : 50 €

Included Services
  • Entrance Fees
  • Professional Guidance
  • Lunch
  • Pick up and Drop off hotel



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