BYZANTINE AND OTTOMAN TOUR

TOURS AND  PLACES TO VİSİT

İstanbul `s historical penınsula 

Teh Eastern Roma and Byzantine becam the Capital of the Ottoman Empire in 1453 . 

İstanbul or Constantinople was  named after it.

The 300-year -old historical and  cultural capital  city is  an exciting atmosphere  astonishing buildings   magnificent.Historical buildings more thana thousand  years old ,  churches,mosques,synagogues , Palaces, Bazaars Turkish  baths Castle walls  and  many  structures that have stood  for thousands of years.

Usually pick up from your hotel around 8.30 am 

Accompanied by our Experienced ,Guide

Hippodrome : ıt was used as a  race and  show place of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empire

BLUE MOSQUE :The mosque built in 1609 is a magnificet   example of architecure.

TOPKAPI PALACE: ıt was used as a residence and state administration of the Ottoman  Empire for 600 years. Today it is visited as a museum. Topkapı Palace was transformed into a museum in 3 april 1924 by the command of Ataturk following the removal of ottoman monarchy in 1922. Many buildings were unable to survive in 20th century, especially the Pavillions built by the seaside

The museum basically has two sections as the ''Treasury'' and ''Harem''. The Treasury is the part were all the precious belongings in the palace are exhibited. Manyy precious objects like jewellery, chinaware, calligraphy and hand-written books, miniatures, clothes, armour and weaponry are present here. In the Harem, more private sections of the Palace are present. It is the place were Sultans and favorute women slaves (Gözde) lived.

LUNCH

Authentic turkish food

HAGIA SOPHIA : İn the oldest buildings in the world, the holy wisdom Church Hagıa sophıa serves as a mosqua today.

Hagıa Sophıa Its construction began  in 337 by the first emperorof Byzantinium and completed  in 360 

GRAND BAZAAR : one of the old covered bazaar with  4000 shop.

18.pm and of tour return to hotel