Itinerary

1. Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque

   
   

   Sultan Ahmed Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque by many tourists because of its bluish interior decoration (blue tiles surrounding the walls of interior design), is the most important mosque of Istanbul standing next to the Byzantine Hippodrome in the old city center..

   
   

2. Sultanahmet Square

   
   

   This beautiful square and a great place to make a stop, relax and take photos of Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.

   
   

3. Topkapi Palace

   
   

   Topkapı Palace was the seat of Ottoman Empire more than 380 years where 24 of 36 Sultans lived and ruled their land.The palace was transformed into a museum in 1924 and now one of Turkey’s richest museums with its permanent and temporary exhibition halls.Buildings and courtyards, including a treasury, apartments, bathhouses, harems, and an armoury, holy relics section, not to mention imperial halls, kitchens and royal chambers that make a visit into Topkapi’s inner walls one of the world’s great wonders.Treasures within include 13th-century Japanese porcelain, weaponry used by the Ottoman army, 86 carat 4th biggest diamond of its kind and world famous Topkapi Dagger any many more..

   
   

4. Sogukcesme Sokak *

   
   

   This is a small street with beautiful historic houses which are leaning against the wall of Topkapi Palace.

   
   

5. Hagia Sophia Mosque *

   
   

   Hagia Sophia the Church of Divine Wisdom, a fifteen hundred years old splendid monument, is a must see in Istanbul, built to be the world’s largest place of worship by Emperor Justinian in 532 AD.

   
   

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   * Seen from outside / Pass by