TOPKAPI PALACE - HAGIA IRENE CHURCH - SOGUKCESME STREET TOUR
Pick up from your hotel around 13:00. We will start visiting Topkapi Palace (Harem is not included). Then, we will see Hagia Irene Church (from outside), Caferaga Medrese, Sogukcesme Street. Return to your hotel around 17:00.
NOTES
• The tour includes pick ups from hotels in Sultanahmet or Taksim area. There will be an extra charge for pickup service from other locations.
• Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesday. It will be replaced with Chora Museum.
• Caferaga Medrese is closed on Mondays.
• Child aged 0-2 free of charge, %30 discount for child aged under 7 years old.
• This tour is regular. Please contact us for private tour options.
Topkapi Palace was built by Mehmet II after the conquest of Constantinople in 15th century. It was served as the home of the Ottoman Sultans until Dolmabahce Palace was constructed in 1839. There are four courtyard in the palace. The Topkapi treasury is housed in the four rooms of Conqueror’s Pavillion. The Harem of Topkapi Palace was an area restricted to the Sultan’s private family (the tour will not cover the Harem part of palace).
Historical areas of Istanbul are in the UNESCO World Heritage List.