GONE SHOPPING ARTISANS
Gone Shopping Artisans – 175 € up to 2 people ( 25 € per person will be charged for additional guests)
Enjoy shopping in historical bazaars of Istanbul. Explore Grand Bazaar, the biggest covered market in the world with more than 4000 shops a 66 streets. Visit Spice Market, colorful and fragnant with a wide variety of spices, herbal teas and turkish delights.
• A full-day tour of Grand Bazaar, Spice Market and neighborhoods.
• Visit local handicraft stores in Grand Bazaar
• See different Hans (Inns) in Grand Bazaar
• Enjoy Spice Market
OVERVIEW
Our will start from Grand Bazaar. Istanbul has always been an important city both for Silk and Spice trade routes due to its strategic location. Spices and silk products from east were stored and transported from Istanbul to Europe. The magnificient Grand Bazaar and Spice Market were meeting points of western and eastern traders where they exchanged their goods and products. There are more than 4000 shops in Grand Bazaar. From high end jewellry to leather products, hand-made Turkish carpets to copper work, Iznik tiles to calligraphy, multicoloured hand woven fabrics to silk and cashmere shawls.Our next stop will be Zincirli Han,one of the Grand Bazaar’s old caravanserais, where mercants from all over the world could rest and recover from the day's journey.After a lunch break we will visit Spice Market.Today, the bazaar is still home for wide range of spices. Turkish delights, dried fruits and vegetables, nuts, saffron and caviar is also available as well as spices.
Price Includes Licensed Guiding, Public Transportation
Meeting Pick-up from hotel.