BYZANTINE RELICS (Half Day Morning Walking Tour)

Hippodrome, the center of sport activities with its four monuments; The German Fountain of Wilhelm II, Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine.

The Blue Mosque; the most famous mosque of Istanbul which is known as Blue Mosque because of its beautiful blue Iznik tiles.

– Visit is not possible on Friday due to quite limited access of the Friday Prayer)

St. Sophia;  this ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great, in 4^th  century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6^th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time.

– St. Sophia closed on Monday, replaced with Underground  Cistern

Grand Bazaar (Covered Market); in this labyrinth of streets and passages are more than 4000 shops with each trade having its own area; the goldsmiths’ street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as hand painted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx ware and meerschaum pipers.(Grand Bazaar is closed on Sunday)