Top Activities To Do In Istanbul… In that article series, we continue to highlight favorite things to do in Istanbul to really discover and understand the culture and energy of the city. If you want to read the first article of this series please click here.
Top Activities To Do In Istanbul
Hagia Sophia Museum (Ayasofya)
Top Activities To Do In Istanbul… The Hagia Sophia Museum built as a Christian patriarchal church was later created an imperial mosque however currently stands as a museum open to the public in 1935. A very noteworthy sample of the pinnacle of Byzantine architecture, the big dome that the museum boasts is its most famous and marveled characteristic. The museum boasts several former holy relics, original properties, and complicated murals for guests to enjoy and stands as one of the crowning jewels of the city of Istanbul. To check our daily city tours please click here.
The Basilica Cistern
The Basilica Cistern stretches for miles distant beneath Istanbul, constructed in the 6th century by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great. Throughout the Ottoman Rule, the cistern supplied filtered water to the Palace of Constantinople and then to Topkapi Palace. While you progress through the spookily serene, underground cistern, you will see novelty pillars like those bearing Medusa’s head and peacock feathers. Plus, if the waters are still, you will see the immense pillars and ceiling mirrored in the dark waters. To check our daily city tours please click here.
The Bosphorus Strait
Top Activities To Do In Istanbul.. The Bosphorus tours Strait is an acute strip of sea that forms the famous boundary that Turkey is on, between Asia and Europe. The strait offers splendid views of the Istanbul shore and skyline and is popular, not solely with international trade ships, but for cruises that take city visitors and tourists up and down the narrow stretch of water. This can be an experience that offers an entirely different perspective of Istanbul’s most well-known monuments and nautical history and is not one to be missed.
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