OLD JEWISH AND GREEK DISTRICTS, CHORA MUSEUM & GOLDEN HORN
Old Jewish and Greek Districts, Chora Museum & Golden Horn - 200 € up to 2 people ( 25 € per person will be charged for additional guests)
Explore Istanbul's Jewish and Greek heritage alongside visiting historically and culturally rich neighborhoods of Istanbul. Visit the Museum of the Holy Saviour in
Chora, Church of St.George and Golden Horn with the assistance of an excellent guide.
• Half-day four-hour tour that offers the main attractions in Istanbul.
• Visit the Museum of the Holy Saviour in Chora with an expert guide.
• See Jewish and Greek Districts, Fener&Balat.
• Visit Church of St.George in the complex of Ortodox Ecumenical Patriarchate.
• Watch Golden Horn from the panoramic Pierre Loti hill.
• See the old city walls of Constantinople.
Price Includes Licensed Guiding, Public Transportation&Taxi, Fast Track in Museums and Entrance Fees
Meeting Pick-up from hotel.
OVERVIEW
Our tour will start from Museum of the Holy Saviour in Chora where you will see admirable medieval mosaics, describing Old and New Testament. This masterpiece of Byzantine Art was one of the most important monasteries of the ancient Constantinople.
Later, we will move to Fener & Balat districts, ex quartiers of Greek and Jewish community. The on foot tour consists of seeing some old typical and colorful buildings, one of which was the house of famous Askinazi Family, St.George Church ; the heart of Greek Ortodox and Phanar Greek Orthodox College locally known as the red school ,this cross shaped brick building is surely a hidden gem.
After a short walk on the shore of Golden Horn we will head to Pierre Loti hill where the tour finishes with a delicious turkish coffee and enjoying the unique panorama of the historical peninsula.