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Itinerary
Day 1 : Firstly we visit
The
Topkapı Palace after the departure from your hotel, in the
palace we will see the kitchens in where the second largest
porcelain collection of the world is exhibited , then Council
Hall,Treasury,Pavillions……Your guide will help you to have a
lunch in your trip…Then we will see the
Hagia Sophia which was
the largest church in its era when it was built in 537 A .D
under the reign of Justinian….On the opposite side of its
location where we will discover the Blue Mosque with its
beautiful İznik tiles .And we come to
Hippodrome to remember the
history of the emperor Theodosius and see the Obelisk from Egypt,
the Serpentine Column from Greece, Byzantine column and Wilhemn
Kaiser Fountain…. Then our last visit is
Grand Bazaar where you
can see many jewellery ,silver, leather , kilim shops…
Day 2 : On the way we will
see the ancient city walls then we will see
The Saint Saviour-
Chora Church which is covered with the entricate golden mosaics
inspired from the Bible and the life of Virgin Mary, Jesus…Then
we drive to see the Eyüp Mosque and witness the religious life
and their ritual visits to tomb of beloved friend of Prophet
Muhammed, then we climb up to hill to have a beautiful view over
the Golden Horn in Pierre Loti Cafe.. After your lunch we drive
to the Patriarch Of Orthodox Christianity and see the ancient
restored church with the wooden building ..Then we go to see the
life of İstanbul citizens in Taksim…
We guarantee that you will
gain different perspectives of the life of this fabulous city
throughout the day..
Day 3 : The Bosphorus Cruise is one of the higlights
of the city ..You have 2 options here, you want to sail on a
local boat or with a yacht…
Then we start sailing on the blue
Marmara watersea while we are watching the wooden houses called
“yalı” on the Bosphorus river..After our sail, we arrive in
Sarıyer fish restaurants where we have lunch near the river
close to Black Sea..We join with our driver here to go to
Asian
side to climb to the highest point called “Çamlıca Hill” and we
drive to Kanlıca known with its famous” yoghurt” where can taste
here in a cafe then we go across the Bosphorus Bridge to arrive
in Ortaköy to join with the local people under the bridge ,
maybe to immortalize the moment with the picture of city’s
lovely silhouette “Ortaköy Mosque”…
Day 4 : This morning after
breakfast you will check out and transfer to Istanbul Airport
where you will board your flight to Izmir. Upon arrival, you
will meet with your local guide and transfer to
Kusadasi. Then
we check in our hotel then after a reposing time we go to have
lunch after we go to Selçuk ,14 miles away from Kusadası.Then we
walk in the streets of this local village and visit
IsaBey
mosque which is located next to the
St. John Church… Then we go
to visit the St. John Church in where the burial chamber of him
is kept under the marble here..Also you can see baptism section
the treasury section with the frecoes bearing the drawings of
Virgin Mary.From the front courtyard of the churh ,you can see
the Artemis Temple recognized as one of the seven wonders of the
world and you can sightsee the nature and understand the
landscape from your location. Then we come back to our hotel..
Day 5 : After our breakfast
we drive to the museum of Ephesus where we will see the Celcius
Library, the temple of Domitian , Hadrian, 25 000 seated Great
theater,gymnasium, the church of Virgin Mary where the third
Ecumenical Council met in 431…We drive to House of
Virgin Mary
where she spent the last days of her life on Mt. Pion.and the
house was visited by Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul II in 1967 and
1979 respectively.. Then we drive to a lovely village where the
people are making thier local wines with the various flavours,
and we have our lunch in a typical restaurant while we are
watching the nature … After our lunch we go to see the
ancient
temple of Artemis Drop off to hotel.
or Tailor made tours can be arranged with respect to your
interests and requests too. Just email us
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