Private Tour: Hidden Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey
Trip Type: City Tours
Duration: 8 hours
A very special and alternative route for the non-touristic site of the ancient Istanbul. Private tour to visit the old neighborhoods of Istanbul where Muslim Turks,Greek and Armenian Christians and Jews used to live together.The tour contains the visits of Mihrimah Sultan Mosque and the Chora Museum by the inside and active Cristian churches depending on the availability by walking between the typical old Istanbul houses and streets feeling the preserved taste of the old city.
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A very special and alternative route for the non-touristic site of the ancient Istanbul. Private tour to visit the old neighborhoods of Istanbul where Muslim Turks,Greek and Armenian Christians and Jews used to live together.The tour contains the visits of Mihrimah Sultan Mosque and the Chora Museum by the inside and active Cristian churches depending on the availability by walking between the typical old Istanbul houses and streets feeling the preserved taste of the old city.We will pick you up from your hotel or cruise port and start the tour by having a panoramic visit through the Golden Horn where we get to see the famous Kadir Has University,the Church of Aya Nikola (Santa Claus) the Greek Red School,the Greek-Ortodoks Patriarchate,Sveti Stefan Bulgarian Churc,the city walls of the old Constantinople and the dungeons of Anemas.
Then we will start with our visits to the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (built in between 1562-1565 by the great architect Sinan,dedicated to the beloved daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent, than respectively the Chora Museum, one of the most impressive museums of Istanbul which contains the best examples of Byzantine mosaics and frescoes that tells the story of Cristianity, the Tekfur (Byzantine emperor) Palace by the outside.
The unique Byzantine Palace standing in the World, the Curious Gate of Kasturya Sinagogue by the outside built in the 15th century, the Eğrikapı one of the gates of the old Istanbul, the Panagia Blachernae Church the only church where Christians do their prayers on Fridays instead of Sundays, the Cabir Mosque a rare mosque where you get to see a tomb inside a mosque, the Çifit Bazaar of Balat a street of small shops with a variety of products.
Then we will start with our visits to the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (built in between 1562-1565 by the great architect Sinan,dedicated to the beloved daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent, than respectively the Chora Museum, one of the most impressive museums of Istanbul which contains the best examples of Byzantine mosaics and frescoes that tells the story of Cristianity, the Tekfur (Byzantine emperor) Palace by the outside.
The unique Byzantine Palace standing in the World, the Curious Gate of Kasturya Sinagogue by the outside built in the 15th century, the Eğrikapı one of the gates of the old Istanbul, the Panagia Blachernae Church the only church where Christians do their prayers on Fridays instead of Sundays, the Cabir Mosque a rare mosque where you get to see a tomb inside a mosque, the Çifit Bazaar of Balat a street of small shops with a variety of products.
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