Itinerary

PANORAMA MUSEUM: Panorama 1453 museum is about conquest of Istanbul city which belongs to Byzantine Empire and used to be called as “Constantinople” by Ottomans under the command of Sultan Mehmed II in 1453. He was named as Fatih ( the Conqueror) so Fatih Sultan Mehmed, after this great achievement.

MINIATURK:It is a miniature park in Istanbul covers the area of 60.000m2.The park contains 105 model of various palaces,mosques.great buildings,bridges and so on in 1/25th scale.45 structures are from Anatolia and 15 from the Ottoman time territories that today are outside of Turkey .

CABLE CAR & PIERRE LOTI HILL: Was named after the Famous French writer ,you will enjoy magnificent scenery of Golden Horn and the city.

EYUB SULTAN MOSQUE: The Mosque and Mausoleum of Eyüp Sultan, located outside the corner where the land walls meet the walls along the Golden Horn, is considered a sacred site for Moslems. Eyüp-el-Ensari was a standard-bearer of Mohammed and he died-here during an Arabic siege of the city in the 7th century. His grave was discovered at the conquest and later the mausoleum and the first mosque in Istanbul were built on this site. The original mosque was destroyed in an earthquake and the present one was constructed in its place in 1800. On Fridays, holy days for Islam, throngs of the faithful visit the mausoleum. The old trees, flocks of pigeons, the praying believers and the visiting crowds create a mystical and colorful atmosphere around the mosque and the mausoleum. The walls of the mausoleum in the courtyard are covered with tiles from different periods.

Historical sources indicate that in Byzantine times this district was also a holy site where people came to visit the grave of a saint and to pray for rain during times of drought.