The purpose of this tour is to have an outlook of the history of Istanbul from 330 A.D when Istanbul became the new capital for Roman Empire until the conquest of the city by Turks in 1453. We visit monuments and ruins which date back to this period of history.

Our day starts with ‘Hippodrome Square’ that was considered as the political and social heart of Constantinople.

We enjoy the Obelisk brought from Egypt and the Serpentine Column.

We then proceed to amazing   Underground Cistern which was used as a water reservoir in the times when the city was raided by enemies.

After the underground cistern,  we visit, the old ‘Via Egnatia’ of roman times to get into the masterpiece of Byzantine architecture, the oldest big church of the world, St. Sophia.

The lunch is in one of the local restaurants in Sultanahmet or Eminonu area. In the afternoon we first go to little known but very beautiful Church of Pamacharistos , recently opened to visit.

Our excursion in Istanbul continues with a real jewel of Byzantine decorative art of the late period. We discover the beautiful mosaics of the church St. Savior in Chora which tell us all the life cycles of Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. This church is known as one of the best examples of late middle age and pre-renaissance. 

We enjoy the view on the fortification walls of the city built in 5th century under the rule of Theodosius 2nd to protect the city from Huns at the end of the day.              

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Tour language can be English, German, Japanese, Italian, Spanish
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