Half Day Old City Tour (Morning)

Half Day Old City Tour (Morning)

Pick up from the hotel in the morning and visit Hagia Sophia Musuem (Church Of The Holy Wisdom): Built in 537 by Byzantine Emperor Justinianus, St. Sophia has been the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a thousand years; it is considered the masterpiece of Byzantine architecture; after having been the Patriarchal basilica of Constantinople, it was covered into a mosque in 1453 by Sultan Mehmet II. the Conqueror and into a museum by Ataturk in 1935. Then, we will visit Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque): Built in 1609, it is - with its 6 minarets facing Ayasofya- the last great imperial mosque of the classical period; its name comes from the 20.000 marvellous bue-toned Iznik tiles decorating the interior walls. We will also see Hippodrome, It was a horse-racing track and also the sporting and social center of the Byzantine Empire; the German Fountain, the Obelisk of Emperor Theodosius and the bronze Serpentine Column are the monuments embellishing the Hippodrome. Tour will finish at Grand Bazaar.

• Hagia Sophia
• Blue Mosque
• Hippodrome
• Grand Bazaar

Important Note: This tour is not operated on Friday