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6 hours · on foot

Sultanahmet walking tour

Byzantine and Ottoman relics of Constantinople

A walking day through the old heart of the city, from the Roman racetrack to the covered bazaar.

1. Roman Hippodrome: Obelisk of Theodosius, Serpent Column and Column of Constantine3rd century
2. Blue Mosque, famous for its tiles17th century
3. Hagia Sophia, from outside6th century
4. Basilica Cistern6th century
5. Grand Bazaar, 4,000 shops under one roof15th century

Hagia Sophia is seen from outside while restoration work continues.

6 to 7 hours · car and boat

Bosphorus cruise and the Asian shore

Europe in the morning, Asia by lunch

From your hotel by private vehicle, then up the strait on a regular boat, past the wooden houses of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, once the homes of the upper classes, the suspension bridges and the fortresses of the Ottoman Empire.

1. Spice Bazaar: sweets, Turkish coffee, spices and dried fruit17th century
2. Free time in the bazaar30 min
3. Bosphorus by regular boatby boat
4. Walk through Üsküdar and the Mihrimah Sultan MosqueAsian side
5. Maiden's Tower, seen from the Asian shore410 BC

7 hours · car and on foot

The Golden Horn

From Pierre Loti Hill to İstiklal Street

From your hotel by private vehicle to the hill above the Golden Horn, then down through its oldest neighbourhoods to the Galata Tower and Taksim.

1. Pierre Loti Hill, Eyüpsultanpanoramic view
2. Balat and Fener: narrow streets and colourful houseson foot
3. Galata Tower, photo stop outside14th century
4. Taksim Square and İstiklal Streeton foot

7 hours · ferry

The Princes' Islands

Büyükada, the Prinkipo of the Byzantines

Across the Sea of Marmara to the largest island, once a place of exile for Byzantine royalty and clergy, Empress Irene among them.

1. Ferry across the Sea of Marmaraby ferry
2. Büyükada on foot and by public transporton the island
3. The summer houses
4. Church of St George on Yücetepe, the island's highest pointhilltop

7 hours · car and on foot

Walls and Byzantine palace

The land side of old Constantinople

Along the walls of Emperor Theodosius, from the sixth hill of the city to the fortress that served the Ottomans as state treasury and prison.

1. Walls of TheodosiusByzantine
2. Mihrimah Sultan Mosque at Edirnekapı, by Sinan16th century
3. Tekfur Palace, later a tile and glass workshop13th–14th century
4. Yedikule Fortress, with a view over the cityByzantine and Ottoman

Made to order

Your own route

You are the boss

Tell Halil what you want to see and how long you have. He builds the day around it, on foot or with a private vehicle.

1. Topkapı Palace
2. Dolmabahçe and Beylerbeyi palaces
3. Süleymaniye Mosque
4. Büyük Çamlıca Mosque