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FULL DAY
BOSPHORUS CRUISE & ASIA TOUR |
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Starts @ 09:00 Finishs @
17:30 |
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* Spice Bazaar
* Cruise on the Bosphorus ( Public boat)
* Bosphorus Bridge
* Beylerbeyi Palace
* Camlica Hill |
A little history of the sights
Sipice 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.
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CLOSED
* Beylerbeyi Palace on Monday
and Thursday / Replaced with
Chora Church
* Spice Bazaar on Sunday |
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