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Walk through the history of Istanbul on a half day walking tour from the Bayazit, Fındıkzade District to Haseki. Let a unique culture of a city be unveiled to you as you make your way through some of the fascinating sites of the city.
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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Istanbul, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Walk through the history of Istanbul on a half day walking tour from the Bayazit, Fındıkzade District to Haseki. Let a unique culture of a city be unveiled to you as you make your way through some of the fascinating sites of the city.
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Stop At: Forum of Theodosius, Balabanağa, Ordu Cd., 34134 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey
After we have pick you up from your hotel,wWe begin the stroll from the Roman Forum Taurus. The history of the Forum of Theodosius area goes back to the times when the city was called Byzantium, and it had its own agora, possibly in the area called the Strategion. This agora, with Hellenistic origins, was later developed into a forum during Emperor Constantine, together with his eponymous forum along the Mese. Many monuments decorated this forum, including an equestrian statue of Constantine.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Istanbul University, Beyazıt, 34452 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey
Our next stop is Istanbul University is probably one of the oldest universities of Europe, established by Constantine The Great. Origins of Istanbul University go back to 1453, when it was founded by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II “as a school of philosophy, medicine, law and letters”. There was also the University of Constantinople, which was founded in 425 and which had existed until the Fall of Constantinople.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Haseki Sultan, 34096 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey
Our next and last stop will be Haseki district. Haseki is an area with amazing mosques, historical hospitals, Romaic churches, Roman remnants, and many other historical buildings. We’ll listen the districts history and interesting facts by our guide just before drop you off your hotels.
Duration: 2 hours
