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HALF DAY BOSPHORUS TOUR *Spice Bazaar *Bosphorus On Boath *Rumeli Fortress |
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SPICE BAZAAR:(Egyptian Bazaar)
The air here is filled with the enticing aromas of cinnamon,caraway ,saffron,mint, thyme and every other concievable herb and spice.
BOSPHORUS ON BOAT A traditional excursion by boat along the waterway seperating Europe and Asia.The shore is lined with old wooden villas,palaces of marble,fortresses,and small fishig villages.During the excursion you will pass the magnificent Dolmabahçe Palace,and further along,the parks and imperial pavillions of Yıldız Palace.On the coastal edge of this park, Çırağan Palace,300 meters of is marble facede faces the shore.At Ortaköy a great variety of artsts gather every Sunday to display their work along the street.Ortaköy is a seymbol of tolerance with a churc,a mosgue and a synagogue existing side by side for centuries.
RUMELİ FORTRESS Built by Mehmet the Conqueror in 1452 prior to the conquest of
İstanbul, was completed in only four months to control and protect Bosphorus. It is one of the most beautiful Works of military architecture anywhere in the world.
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HALF DAY CITY TOUR *Hagia Sophia *Blue Mosque *Hippodrome *Grand Bazaar |
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SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE:Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior deceration of blue İznik tiles.
HIPPODROME:Ancient Hippodrome,the scene of chariot races,with the three monuments;the obelisk of Theodosius,the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine.
GRAND COVER BAZAAR:In this labyrint of streets and passages are more then 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area:the goldsmits' street,the carpet sellers,Turkish arts and crafts,such as handpainted ceramic plates,hand-honed copperware,brasware and trays,water ewers,onyx-ware and merschaum pipes.
CLOSED
Spice Bazaar on Sunday/Replaced with Golden Horn
Beylerbeyi Palace on Monday & Thursday/Replaced with Chora Church and Eyup Mosque
Rumeli Fortress on Wednesday