Half Day Morning Tour
HAGIA SOPHIA: This ancient Basilica, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by justinian in the 6th century is one of the architectural marvels of all the times.
BLUE MOSQUE (Sultanahmet): One of the best examples of classical Turkish Art, built between 1609 and 1616 by the Architect Mehmet. The mosque takes its name from the blue Iznik (Nicea’s) tiles which decorate splendedly its walls.
HIPPODROME: The ancient Hippodrome, where chariot races was the center of Byzantine political life, standing in the open space in front of the BIue Mosque, the area is now called as Sultanahmet. Of the Monuments which once decorated it, only three remain, the Obelisk of Theodosius, the Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine.
GRAND BAZAAR (Covere d Bazaar): In this labyrinth of streets and passages there are more than 4.000 shops with each trade having its own area; selling mostly gold and silver jewelery, copper and brass items, leather coats, carpets and many other beautiful Turkish art and handicrafts such as handpainted ceramic plates etc..