Tours & Talks : Istanbul

“If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.”
Alphonse de LAMARTINE
Istanbul Tours - Itineraries
Some suggestions about what you can do in Istanbul! Any combination is possible...
In two days, the most important historical places in the Old City with a glimpse of how locals live...
 
Special emphasis on Ottoman culture: mosque, palace, bazaar and artefacts!
 
Special emphasis on Byzantine civilisation: architecture, religion, art!
 
A stroll in the Greek and Jewish quarters of the city with visits to important Orthodox churches
 
Cruising along the Bosphorus in a public ferry boat feeding seagulls and admiring wooden mansions...
 
The Golden Child of the Ottoman Golden Age: Sinan the Great, and his works of art!
 
Most important highlights and civilisations, statues and sarcophagi, reliefs and mosaics!
 
A lovely stroll in the Jewish neighbourhoods, spotting synagogues and visiting the museum
 
A lecture on the 13th century poet, scholar, philosopher Rumi with a ritual performance in the end!
 
Visiting the Asian and European sides, wandering around in the markets, seeing the Asian side of the city...
 
If you want to be away from tourist spots and spend a day without spotting tourists...
 
 
Don't Miss!
Swim in the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean
 What else?
Did You Know?
First coin was invented in Anatolia by the Lydian king Croesus in the 6th century BC. The English phrase “rich as Croesus” comes from him and his treasures. Lydian capital Sardis is also one of the 7 Churches of the Apocalypse.

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People & Places
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great was a Macedonian ruler, a “world conqueror”. He died very young, but still he ruled one of the most important and powerful empires in the world, and even after his death, he went on influencing generations of people.

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Quick Quiz!
The earliest settlement in the Old City of Istanbul was named as...




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