Istanbul Byzantine Tour Including Hagia Sophia and Chora Church

Istanbul Byzantine Tour Including Hagia Sophia and Chora Church

This tour picks all the important highlights of the Byzantine Empire spread around the city. Driving to the suburbs to see the most beautiful mosaics of the city at Chora Church will give you the chance to see the real Istanbul.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul Turkey

We first stroll to the great square which was once the Byzantine Hippodrome. Now it is a great park like area surrounded by the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, and the Underground Cistern, commonly called the Basilica Cistern. The Hippodrome exhibits the Walled Column, The Serpent Column and the Egyptian Obelisque from the Byzantine times and the German Fountain is located in the North end of the Hippodrome.

Next we visit the Hagia Sophia, the most important Byzantine building in the world.

After lunch at a local restaurant we take a short drive to The Chora Church to see the climax of Byzantine Mosaic Art.

Duration: 8 hours