Istanbul Old Town Tour 2 days

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Hippodrome ,The Blue Mosque ,Hagia Sophia,The Grand Bazaar⌄

   • Hippodrome-The horse cart's race place during Roman Era, its Obelisk, Orme Pillar, entwined snake pillar are still visible today.

   The Blue Mosque- 17 C AD Mosque , masterpiece of Turkish Islamic Architecture. listed by Unesco in the world heritage listand designed with excellent blue tiles which gives the name to the mosque

   Hagia Sophia- Built in 6 the C as a church during Justinen Era and converted into Mosque by the Turks in 15 C AD . Today it served as a museum to its admirers and convrted back to a mosque recently .. listed by Unesco in the world heritage list.

   The Grand Bazaar- The biggest Covered Bazaar in the world which has about 4000 shops

   Meals: Lunch

2. 2Topkapi Palace,Suleymaniye Mosque,Taksim Square and istiklal Street⌄

   * Topkapi Palace-(including harem) The residential and administration of Ottoman Sultans which is housing a lot of Sultan's Customes, Thrones, treasures, holy relics, porcelains and tiles with a great view of the Bosphorus. ( listed by Unesco in the world heritage list.)

   Suleymaniye Mosque – A 16 C mosque which was built by famous Turkish architect , Sinan The Architect .

   Taksim Square and istiklal Street - Modern face of IStanbul

   Modern face of IStanbul

   Meals: Lunch