Daily Old City Istanbul Tour From Cesme

Pick up from your hotel in early morning and depart to Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport for Istanbul Flight. After your flight we will pick you from Istanbul airport to Old city Istanbul. Istanbul is the only city connecting two continents in the world. In the tour you will see effects of Roman Empire, Byzantium Empire and Ottoman Empire. First stop will be Ancient Hippodrome, It was the scene of chariot races and entertainment. The Hippodrome comprises of three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Then you will continue to Blue (Sultanahmet) Mosque, built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the "Blue Mosque" because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. It was the first mosque with six minarets in Ottoman Empire period. Across from Blue Mosque you will see from outside Hagia Sophia Mosque. After mini-photo break, we will continue to Topkapi Palace Museum. When Ottoman Empire conquered Istanbul they built Topkapi Palace and made Istanbul, capital city of Ottoman Empire. In the Palace, you can see Clocks Collection, Weapon & Armour Section, Pavilions, Sacred Relics of the Prophets and Panoramic view of Istanbul from 4th courtyard. After Topkapi Palace Museum we will have a lunch break. Then we will visit to Grand Spice Bazaar. In this labyrinth of streets and passages 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 pipes. After Grand Spice Bazaar we will depart to Istanbul Airport for your Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport flight. After Flight we will transfer you from İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport to your hotel in Cesme. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we look forward to seeing you in the future on another TravelShop Booking Tour. Have a safe trip back home and thanks for choosing TravelShop Booking. Please Note; Topkapi Palace Museum is closed on Tuesdays, Hagia Sophia Museum is Closed on Mondays. Please Note 2; Old City Istanbul tour will be walking, please check weather of city and wear comfortable shoes and clothes. Istanbul Cesme