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Visiting the historic Golden Horn
Capturing superb shots from Pierre Loti Hill
A 2-minute cable car ride
Seeing Eyup Sultan Mosque – an important site for Muslims
Miniaturk park – the Ottoman Empire in 1:25 scale models
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Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Istanbul, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Visiting the historic Golden Horn
Capturing superb shots from Pierre Loti Hill
A 2-minute cable car ride
Seeing Eyup Sultan Mosque – an important site for Muslims
Miniaturk park – the Ottoman Empire in 1:25 scale models
Itinerary
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Stop At: Pierre Loti Tepesi, Idris Kosku Cad. Eyup, Istanbul 34050 Turkey
Over-looking the Golden Horn is Pierre Loti Hill, named after a well-known French novelist who lived in Istanbul for a while and wrote his novel ‘’Aziyade’’ here. The tour has a photo-stop here to capture the marvellous views.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Eyup Sultan Mosque, Cami Kebir Sk. No:1 Merkez Mh, Istanbul 34050 Turkey
There is a two-minute cable car ride from Pierre Loti hill to Eyup Sultan where the mosque of the same name stands. This mosque is an important site for Muslims who visit the tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, who was the standard-bearer & companion of Prophet Muhammad.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Miniaturk, Imrahor Caddesi Sutluce, Istanbul 34445 Turkey
The tour ends with a visit to Miniaturk – ‘’A small model of a great country’’ is the slogan for Miniaturk, the largest miniature park in the world housing 134 models of heritage and technical sights from the geography of the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish Republic. There are also outdoor playgrounds, a souvenir shop and cafes on site. Free time will be given here before a visit to a souvenir shop.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
