İstanbul Old City Tour

ISTANBUL OLD CITY TOUR

Our tour begins in Sultanahmet Square, the heart of the Old City of Constantinople. This is where Emperors and Sultans ruled the great Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. First visiting biggest palace of Ottoman empire Topkapı Palace and then the centrepiece of Sultanahmet Square is definitely Hagia Sophia, meaning Saint Sophia, which was a church constructed in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian. It was converted to a mosque during the Ottoman period. Just opposite Hagia Sophia is the Blue Mosque which was designed and built by Sedefkar Mehmed Agha and is a jewel of Ottoman architecture. The Blue Mosque gets its name from the famous blue Iznik tiles used in its design.

Skip the line and visit the most important museum of Turkey and the Balkan Peninsula. Discover how the Topkapi Palace was built between 1466 - 1478 and served for over 400 years as the residency and administrative headquarter of the Ottoman Sultan.

Just around the corner, we will see what remains of the Hippodrome. During the Byzantine period, the Hippodrome was an arena for sports events and political activities. We will also see monuments from the Byzantine period including the Serpentine Column, Obelisk of Theodosius and the German Fountain of Wilhelm II.

A short walk away from Sultanahmet Square is the Grand Bazaar, one of the oldest and largest covered bazaars in the world. It’s a shoppers paradise with over.

This tour includes: * Blue Mosque * Hagia Sophia * Hipoddorome * Topkapı Palace