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FULL DAY BOSPHORUS CRUISE & TWO CONTINENTS TOUR
08:20 You will be picked up from your hotel and you will
visit highlights of Istanbul.
Visit;
Spice Bazaar is located at Eminonu behind the
New Mosque(Valide Sultan Mosque).It was constructed by
Turhan Sultan in 1660 as a pious foundation attached to
New Mosque.
Bosphorus on boat a
traditional excursion by boat along the waterway
seperating Europe and Asia. The shore is lined with old
wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small
fishing villages. During the excursion you will pass the
magnificent Dolmabahce Palace, and further along, the
parks and imperial pavillions of Yildiz Palace. On the
coastal edge of this park, is Ciragan Palace, 300 meters
of is marble facade faces the shore. At Ortakoy a great
variety of artists gather every Sunday to display their
work along the street. Ortakoy is a symbol of tolerance
with a church, a mosque and a synagogue existing side by
side for centuries.
The Bosphorus Bridge, also
called the First Bosphorus Bridge (Turkish: Boğaziçi
Köprüsü or 1. Boğaziçi Köprüsü) is a bridge in Istanbul,
Turkey spanning the Bosphorus strait (Turkish: Boğaziçi)The
bridge is located between Ortaköy (European side) and
Beylerbeyi (Asian side). It is a gravity anchored
suspension bridge with steel pylons and inclined hangers.
The aerodynamic deck is hanging on zigzag steel cables.
It is 1,510 m long with a deck width of 39 m. The
distance between the towers (main span) is 1,074 m (World
rank: 13th) and their height over road level is 105 m.
The clearance of the bridge from sea level is 64 m. It
was the 4th longest suspension bridge in the world when
completed in 1973, and the longest outside the United
States of America.
Beylerbeyi Palace was built
by Sarkis Balyan Usta by order of Sultan Abdulaziz in
1865. It is on the Asian coast of Bosphorus, which was
constructed, in the same style as the Dolmabahce Palace.
Camlica Hill is the highest
point in Istanbul.At the top of it you can rest and
admire the magnificent panorama of Istanbul and the
Bosphourus from the beautiful gardens, Iandscaped in
traditional style.If you climb great Pine Mountain 268m.
above sea-level,you will have the opportunity to look
over the Golden Horn Sea of Marmara.
17:00
End of the tour transfer back to hotel.
CLOSED
* Beylerbeyi Palace on Monday &
Thursday / Replaced with Chora Church
* Spice Bazaar on Sunday
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