Full-Day Private Authentic Istanbul Phanar & Balat Tour
Are you describing yourself freelancer, young creatives, art passionate or fashion addict willing to discover coolest places in the city. Immerse yourself, learn inhabited greek and jewish culture contaminate with your own together with the local ones while shring passion, interests and create networks.
Guests will discover the unique hotspots such as Red Castle, Phanar Greek Patriarchate, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Antic vintage Bazaar, Toy Musuem and Ferruh Kethude Mosque.
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Full-Day Private Authentic Istanbul Phanar & Balat Tour
Pickup included
What's included in Full-Day Private Authentic Istanbul Phanar & Balat Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Patriarchate Of Constantinople
It is also known as the “Kırmızı Mektep”, Red School. The reason for this is that the building was built with building materials and red bricks brought from France in 1881. Founded in 1454, the school is one of the most beautiful buildings in Istanbul with its magnificent architecture.
St. George
The Patriarchal Cathedral Church of St. George is the principal Eastern Orthodox cathedral located in Istanbul, as Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire until 1453, and of the Ottoman Empire until 1922. It is known as the center of the 250 million Christian orthodoxy in the world, in other words, the Vatican of the Greek Orthodox. Many valuable objects, including that from the 5th century, can be seen in the Aya Yorgi Patriarchate Church (St.George), which shares the same courtyard with the patriarchate.
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Located on the shore of the Golden Horn and also known as the Iron Church, the Bulgarian Church (Aya Stefanos/Sveti Stefan) is an original and charming historical building that attracts a lot of attention with its architectural appearance. Iron parts weighing 500 tons used in the construction of the church were produced in Vienna between 1893 and 1896 and transported to Istanbul by ships via the Danube and the Black Sea.
Inclusions
- Private Guide
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Transportation up to 30 usd.
- All entry tickets up to 20 usd per person
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Hence its a private tour, guests will be picked up from their hotels by their guide. Guests who likes to be picked up by one of the meeting points must reach via taxi with their own expenses depends on distance up to 30 usd.
Meeting / End Points
- Hence its a private tour, guests will be picked up from their hotels by their guide. Guests who likes to be picked up by one of the meeting points must reach via taxi with their own expenses depends on distance up to 50 usd.
