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From Byzantium to the Ottomans: A Journey Through History
Istanbul, Turkey, Europe
$170.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Discover Istanbul’s top highlights on a guided walking tour! Visit Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Topkapi Palace, and Grand Bazaar with an expert guide. A perfect mix of history, culture, and unforgettable moments!
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From Byzantium to the Ottomans: A Journey Through History
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
- Entrance fee
- Expert English-speaking guide brings Istanbul’s history to life.
- Walking tour to explore Istanbul’s history, culture, and vibrant daily life
- Return transfer to hotel is not provided at the end of the tour
- Lunch
- Hotel Pickup, start your tour with comfort and ease
Meeting point
Please meet your guide at the German Fountain (Alman Çeşmesi) in Sultanahmet Square. The fountain is a famous landmark with a green domed roof, located between Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.
Return details
Please meet your guide at the German Fountain (Alman Çeşmesi) in Sultanahmet Square. The fountain is a famous landmark with a green domed roof, located between Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.
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Hagia Sophia Grand MosqueThe ancient Aya Sofya, often called Hagia Sophia in English and one of Istanbul’s most iconic and enduring monuments at nearly 15 centuries old, has been converted from a museum back into a mosque with a recent decree from Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The building has been classified as a museum since 1934 after a declaration from Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first Turkish president and founder of the Republic of Turkey. The structure, considered a jewel of Byzantine architecture, was originally built as a cathedral in 537 CE by Roman Emperor Justinian I. Aya Sofya also had an almost five-century stint as a mosque when the Ottomans conquered Istanbul, then called Constantinople, in 1453 and converted the building into a religious space for Muslims.
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Blue Mosqueİstanbul's most photogenic building was the grand project of Sultan Ahmet I (r 1603–17), whose tomb is located on the north side of the site facing Sultanahmet Park. The mosque's wonderfully curvaceous exterior features a cascade of domes and six slender minarets. Blue İznik tiles adorn the interior and give the building its unofficial but commonly used name.
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HippodromeThe Byzantine emperors loved nothing more than an afternoon at the chariot races, and this rectangular arena alongside Sultanahmet Park was their venue of choice. In its heyday, it was decorated by obelisks and statues, some of which remain in place today. Re-landscaped in more recent years, it is one of the city's most popular meeting places and promenades.
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TopkapI PalaceTopkapı is the subject of more colourful stories than most of the world's museums put together. Libidinous sultans, ambitious courtiers, beautiful concubines and scheming eunuchs lived and worked here between the 15th and 19th centuries when it was the court of the Ottoman empire. A visit to the palace's opulent pavilions, jewel-filled Treasury and sprawling Harem gives a fascinating glimpse into their lives.
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Grand BazaarThe colourful and chaotic Grand Bazaar is the heart of İstanbul's Old City and has been so for centuries. Starting as a small vaulted bedesten (warehouse) built by order of Mehmet the Conqueror in 1461, it grew to cover a vast area as lanes between the bedesten, neighbouring shops and hans (caravanserais) were roofed and the market assumed the sprawling, labyrinthine form that it retains today.
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From Byzantium to the Ottomans: A Journey Through History
Istanbul, Turkey, Europe
$170.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!