A different look at the Ottomans – Guided Istanbul tours
The Palace of Dolmabahce, completed in 1856, is the third largest Ottoman palace in Istanbul. It is also the last one that the Sultans built. Located on and offering great views of the Bosphorus, this amazing palace is poles apart from...
A lot has been said and written about Istanbul. Still, the city is an endless source of information. It's definitely worth trying getting to know Istanbul better and better. Private Istanbul tours, as well as Istanbul walking tour, are a perfect opportunity for a beginner-visitor to the city to put the base. Let me tell you, do not think...
Daily Tours Istanbul – The first shopping mall of the world!?
That’s true. The Grand Bazaar is the first mall of the world. It is also like a living museum. Why a museum?! And why living?! Well, we can call it a museum because of its great 557 years of history. Not only that but all the visitors as well...
Guided Tours Istanbul – is it a church, a mosque or a museum?!
Both Chora and Hagia Sophia are part of guided tours Istanbul and even sightseeing tour Turkey. As there has always been a comparison between Chora Church and Hagia Sophia, though much smaller in size, just like it, Chora might as well have suffered the crisis of identity.
The church’s...
Private tour Istanbul, Hagia Sophia – a symbol of tolerance and harmony
Private tour Istanbul can help get an answer of if it is a Church? A Mosque? A Museum?
One thing is sure, though – it’s a place where religions meet. You can see Islamic art and Christian architecture blend blissfully. Hagia Sophia stands as a symbol of Istanbul throughout time....
Istanbul walking tour
‘Out beyond ideasof wrongdoing and rightdoing,there is a field.I’ll meet you there.’Jelaluddin Rumi, 13th century
Byzantium, Constantinople, Stamboul are all different names of the giant that everyone today knows as Istanbul. Many things have been written about that cosmopolitan city. Many stories have been told and many more will be in the future since the city is an...
Customized Tour Istanbul – Fish in the Bread, what an attractive couple
The attractive couple, Fish and Bread, just like Bosphorus is the symbol of Istanbul. Personal Istanbul tours will introduce you to it.
The fish sandwich – an Istanbul institution. You simply need to go to the Eminonu end of Galata Bridge, then to the side of the bridge where Golden...
Enigmatic Istanbul is an endless story. It’s the story of Istanbul’s many names, the story of settling the city, ‘Opposite the blind’. Although these two stories might be enough for some, for others they are just the beginning. Istanbul is rich in many things. One cannot miss the history Istanbul offers. Then, there is the culture. Turkish cuisine. Definitely,...
Customized Istanbul City Tour – Fill it up and go…
It can be really enjoyable to use dolmus for customized tour Istanbul. No privacy and space (sometimes) but definitely fun.
Just like all the rest of the world Istanbul got its share in the economic crisis at its beginning in the 1930s. By that time, people who used taxis to go...