Istanbul Sightseeing Walking Tour

 

Learn about Basilica Cistern and discover the mystery of Medusa heads from Greek mythology and recognize a scene in the James Bond movie From Russia with Love..

 

The Caferağa Medresseh is a former medrese and now recognised as an important centre of Turkish classical arts where traditional Turkish handicrafts such as calligraphy, ceramics, jewelry and so forth are taught, made and sold.

 

This is a small street with beautiful historic houses which are leaning against the wall of Topkapi Palace.

 

Admire the impressive dome one of the world's architectural masterpieces once was the world’s largest cathedral..

 

Learn about the residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans and hear the glory of the past.

  

"Sultan Ahmet Center", the heart of the "Old City" from where the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires were ruled. This beautiful square and a great place to make a stop, relax and take photos of Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. This beautiful square and a great place to make a stop, relax and take photos of Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.

 

Sultan Ahmed Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque by many tourists has five main domes, six minarets, and eight secondary domes with traditional Ottoman architecture and is considered to be the last great mosque of the classical period.

   

Go to the former Hippodrome of Byzantine chariot races, see the ruins and hear the stories behind the scene

 

Constructed as a present from German Emperor Wilhelm II in 1898, it represents one of the most beautiful monuments in Istanbul.

  

Also known as the Serpentine Column, Plataean Tripod or Delphi Tripod, is an ancient bronze column at the Hippodrome of Constantinople (known as Atmeydanı "Horse Square" in the Ottoman period). It is part of an ancient Greek sacrificial tripod, originally in Delphi and relocated to Constantinople by Constantine the Great in 324.

 

A Roman monument in the form of an obelisk. It is situated at the southern end of the ancient chariot-racing track of Constantinople

 

"Shop till you drop" in Tahtakale, a sub-district of Istanbul's Eminönü, where you can find anything and everything you are looking for, all for resonable prices.

  

Experience the bustle of the Spice Market and lose yourself among the spice, herbs, nuts and Turkish Delight stalls.

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