Istanbul’s Byzantine Heritage
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The Byzantine Empire, which lasted for 1123 years, left many valuable structures in its capital, Istanbul. Explore these centuries-old structures with a professional and licensed guide and get ready to travel back in time!
In this experience, you will visit the Great Palace of Byzantium, its dungeons, streets, walls, churches, and you will learn about the life of kings and courtiers, important moments in Istanbul and much more.
You will meet with your guide and start at the Great Palace where the Byzantine Emperors lived for nearly 690 years and the mosaic museum inside. Then you will walk through to the Anastasian wall.
While walking on the road, you will pass by Sultanahmet Square. In this region, you will see Hagia Sophia from afar, and learn about the once-existing Hippodrome Of Constantinople, Byzantine columns and the life of the gladiators.
Then you will take a taxi to “Palace of the Porphyrogenitus” and visit this beautiful building. After visiting the museum inside, you will visit “Church of St. Mary of Blachernae” a 1500-year-old church, and listen to its exciting story.
Finally, you will tour the Anemas Dungeons, known for their fascinating interior and chilling stories.
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- Experience Includes 24/7 support on program progress, transportation by taxi, museum entrance fees and the licensed private guide fee.
- Personal spendings and hotel pick up
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Aside from the Ottoman structures in Istanbul, there is a treasure waiting to be discovered! Our guide Ertuğrul revealed this treasure to us 🙂
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It is sad to see the Roman buildings abandoned and worn, the places we visited made me feel like I was living in those days.
We had no problem meeting our guide, we were already informed in advance about how to get to the meeting place. The tour was as we expected.