Istanbul: The Trace City — Topkapı, Hippodrome & Grand Bazaar
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Istanbul, Turkey
4 hours - 5 hours
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At a glance
Istanbul's Old City is usually experienced as a checklist of monuments. This walk takes a different approach: following the streets, public spaces, neighborhoods, and surviving traces that reveal how the city changed from Constantinople to Ottoman Istanbul and into the city of today. Begin inside Topkapı Palace's First Courtyard, then move from the monumental center around Hagia Sophia and the Hi...
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What's Included
Insider recommendations throughout: where to eat, what to look for, how to navigate like a local
Licensed professional English-speaking tour guide
Hagia Sophia —not visited on this tour; exterior only
Paid admission to any optional sites or museums
Location
Address: Istanbul, Turkey
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Public transportation options are available nearby
How is this different from a typical Old City walking tour? Rather than treating the Old City as a checklist of monuments, this walk follows the physical traces that connect its imperial, civic, religious, neighbourhood and commercial life across centuries.
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- A full refund will apply if you cancel at least a day before the activity start time
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