From Russia With Love Shots 007 - Private Tour
Would you like to follow the steps of an epic Bond movie and discover the filming locations of "From Russia with Love"? This tour will take you into the film. In this 1963 film, Agent 007, played by Sean Connery, makes his way to Istanbul to find a Russian decoding machine. He is met by his Turkish friend Kerim's son and drives to his house and carpet shop in Grand Bazaar. He is supposed to meet the Russian clerk Tatiana Romanova to help him with the plans of the Russian Consulate in Istanbul. Tatiana leaves the plan next to a column in Hagia Sophia. Bond walks through Topkapı Palace to have the program.
On this tour, you will see the places where the movie takes place with your private guide, and you will feel like the movie's leading role.
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From Russia With Love Shots 007 - Private Tour
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What's included in From Russia With Love Shots 007 - Private Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Grand Bazaar
The largest, oldest, and most attractive covered bazaar in the world, where people have been trading jewelry, carpets, food, perfumes, and even gossiping for centuries! The tour also includes a short demonstration of Turkish rugs.
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
The Shrine of Holy Wisdom, a marvelous Byzantine basilica built in the 6th century, marks the golden age of Justinianus. The domed construction of the sanctuary is an architectural innovation and was so richly and artistically decorated that Justinian proclaimed, "Solomon, I have outdone thee!". Humankind would have to wait for millennia before building a cathedral that would surpass the gigantic size of Hagia Sophia. Converted to a mosque following the Ottoman conquest of the city, by the order of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror in 1453, as the young Sultan fulfilled a divine premonition by the Holy Prophet Mohammad himself. In 1935 the building was converted to a museum by the executive order of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey. Hagia Sophia, whose status was converted to a mosque in July 2020, has been taking its visitors on a journey through the multi-layered texture of history as a mosque ever since.
TopkapI Palace
1453 was the year, twenty-year-old Mehmet II (later named the Conquerer) commanded his armies to take the lands of Constantinople from the Eastern Roman Empire and converted to a new Ottoman Capital. This important footstep towards to the history resulted with a new-born empire, reforged from the foundation of a small-tribe-state. After a six-year construction by a very special and selected stone masons and cutters, Saray-i Cedid-i Amire (the New Palace) was completed in 1465 and opened to use of the House of Osman and its cabinet. The palace's itself contains many symbolic meanings with regards to social degrees, in its architecture and the Palaceitselfstill remains as one of the most attractive places to pay a visit even today. This specially designed excursion is inviting you to unlock the every single door at the Imperial Court of the Ottoman Dynasty and reveal the history behind those doors!
Inclusions
- Transportation from/to your address via proper, comfortable vehicle
- Professional tour guide experience in various languages
- Drinks and all personal expenses
- Admission fee(Topkapi Palace approx. $35)
- Lunch
- 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
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
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Please arrive at the pick up point 60 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Please be informed kindly that you are required to contact your agency, Travelium, at least 24 hours in advance in order to confirm excursion. If you have book this activity less than 24 hours prior to the scheduled time, please contact us immediately after booking to confirm your excursion. Please bear in mind, you will be asked to present your printed voucher and photo ID when you meet with your guide.
