Galata District, Karaköy, Galataport Tour

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Departure:  We pick up you, our valued guest, at 09:00 in the morning from your accommodation free of charge.

Galata Mevlihanesi: It is one of the first Mevlevihanes in Turkey, following the traces of Mevlana, looking at Islam from the west window. We will visit the place where the sema ritual is held and the Mevlevihane...

We will walk to Galata Tower on Galip Dede Street, where many music houses are located...

Galata Tower: It is the 5th century tower overlooking the Bosphorus, which was used as a dungeon in the past with its observation terrace on the top floor... We will listen to the story of Hezerfan Ahmet Çelebi, the first person to fly in the venue, and watch the view of Istanbul...

We will take a photo break while descending the Commando Stairs from Galat Tower...

We will see many religious and historical buildings on our walk in Galata district...

The main ones are; Banks Street, Genoese Street, Ottoman Bank Building, Voyvoda Street, Podestat Building, Yanık Kapı, Azapkapı, Galata Bedesten, Kurşunlu Han, Arap Mosque

Lunch: Turkish home cooking and doner kebab tasting at the historical Nato Restaurant...

Enjoying Baklava: After our walk on the Golden Horn with a view of Süleymaniye, we are enjoying baklava and tea at the baklava restaurant, where you can eat Turkey's best baklava, with queues in front of it...

Karaköy: Karaköy is a lively neighborhood close to the port, where extraordinary cafes are intertwined with neighborhood patisseries and family businesses. We will wander among the Ottoman era buildings decorated with street art...

The main places we will see in our Karaköy walk are; Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate, Armenian Surp Krikor Lusavorich Church, Sen Benoit French School, Underground Mosque, Quarantine Building, Abed Han, Karaköy Palace, Minerva Han, Nordstern Han, Kemankeş Mustafa Pasha Mosque...

After the simit tasting at Galata Simitçisi, we will have a tea and coffee break at the French Passage...

Tophane: We will see the Clock Tower, the 2nd Mahmut Fountain, and the Tophane Pavilion in Tophane, the first industrial town in Istanbul.

Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque: The mosque, which was built by Mimar Sinan on the advice of the Sultan on the orders of Vice Admiral Kılıç Ali Pasha, has an important place because it is the first mosque built on the sea... take a short break here...

Painting and Sculpture Museum: It is Turkey's first fine arts museum. We will have free time to visit the museum.

Istanbul Modern: It is the first modern art museum of Istanbul. We will see and learn from the outside...

Galataport: Galataport, which is one of the few sea ports in the world and the largest open-air shopping center in Turkey, has stores, restaurants and cafes of world brands.

Return:  At around 19.00 in the evening, we will transfer you to your accommodation point free of charge. 

***If you wish, you can have dinner at Galataport overlooking the Bosphorus, or you can enjoy shopping at the open-air shopping center here.