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Duration: Full day (08:30 to 17:30) Price: 65 Euro (per person) Run: Everyday
Dolmabahce Palace: A blend of various European architectural styles, was buit between 1843-1856 by Karabet Balyan, the court architect of Sultan Abdulmecid. The three-storied palace built on a symmetrical plan has 285 rooms and 43 halls. The palace has survived intact with its orifinal decorations, furniture, the silk carpets and curtains. It surpassess all other palaces in the world in wealth and magnificence.
Yıldız Royal Garden: Here it's a nice oxygen break from the noise and rat-race of the city. Take a walk in the imperial gardens, ornamented with some kiosks and beautiful vegatation in the middle of Istanbul. Witness the beauty of Yıldız Royal Garden as reminder of the farmdable Ottoman Empire.
City Walls: The first breach of the walls was by the Fourth Crusade in 1204, the second by the cannons and troopers of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror in 1435.
Drive by coach to Golden Horn: As a natural and extremely secure harbor, the Golden Horn has played an important role in the development of Istanbul. The inlet separates the European shore into two. It is approximately 8 km long, and the widest part is the entrance from the Bosphorus. Two streams drain into this inlet at its far end.
Cable Car & Pierre Loti Hill: Enjoy the beautiful view from the cable car as you climb the hill to the cafe named after the famous French writer Pierre Loti, birth name Louis Marie Julien Viaud (1850-1923).
Boat Cruise on Bosphorus: An amazing cruise between the two continents, EUROPE and ASIA, along the Bosphorus by the Dolmabahce and Beylerbeyi Palaces, wooden villas and mansions up to the Rumeli Fortress near the Black Sea. The Bosphorus - the waterway between two continents - is beautiful at any time, day or night in any season.
Rumeli Fortress: (From the Sea) Built by Mehmet the Conqueror in 1452 prior to the conquest of Istanbul, was completed in only four months to control and protect Bosphorus. It is one of the most beautiful works of military architecture anywhere in the world.
The Leanders's Tower: (From the Sea) This is a small and attractive tower built on an islet at the entrance to the Bosphorus. It is one of the symbols of Istanbul. Used in the past as a watchtower and a lighthouse, it has been preserved in its 19th century appearance.
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