DAILY BALAT TOUR

Overview

The Jewish Quarter of Istanbul was formerly located in this area of the city. Today, this area still has a significant number of synagogues and a more diverse population.

Tour Plan

Day 1

Saint Mary of the Mongols Church balat
Lantern and Balat Istanbul is in this still and socially quite a small but developing Jew society, the Eastern Orthodox Church patriarchate and one of the most beautiful churches in the world and Christian it contains some of its arts. In Fener and Balat The most interesting things to see are the ancient city The walls of Constantinople that are still in place, and It is between the calm coasts of the Golden Horn.

Many gorgeous scenery, historical place, amazing places and despite the warm Turkish hospitality, the region around Sultanahmet and Grand Bazaar nearby in terms of tourism, which determines the main character of the atmosphere Looking at it is largely calm. Out of sight Travelers who love to explore places are when they visit the they will see it magnificently.

Ayayorgo Church
Yorgi Patriarchate Church (Greek: Καθεδρικός ναός του Αγίου Γεωργίου, Kathedrikós Naos tou Agiou Georgiou), Turkey in Istanbul in the Fener district of the province of Fatih district and the Fener Greek Patriarchate home of the church. In the courtyard of the church, where the Patriarchate building, the library and the Aya Haralambos Holy Spring were located, there was another church named Burç Church, while another church was built in 1614 and the church was overhauled in 1720. The church is housed in a stone sanctuary, believed to be chained and whipped by the Christian Jesus in Jerusalem.

Sveti Stefan Church balat
Iron Church, known as Sveti Stefan Church, is a church connected to the Bulgarian Exarchhouse, located on the Golden Horn between the districts of Balat and Fener in Fatih, Istanbul. It was put back into service after seven years of restoration in 2018.

Chora church
Chora church Museum is known worldwide for its well-preserved mosaics and frescoes. It presents important and beautiful examples of the last period of Eastern Roman painting. Moving style from depth ideas and figures in mosaics; It carries a superior artistic value that informs the Renaissance Period in the Middle Ages. The word Chora, meaning "out of town (rural area) in Ancient Greek, is a name that emerged in Turkish. Because the old church and monastery were outside the walls of Constantine. Chora Museum was built in the 5th century during the reign of Justinianus. Repairs and additions have changed the original plan considerably. The building today is from the 14th century.

Ecumenical Church
The seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople at Fener (Phanar; map) has been here on the Golden Horn since 1601, a century and a half after Constantinople was conquered from the Byzantines in 1453 and became Istanbul.

His All-Holiness Bartholomew I, elected in 1990 to be the 270th Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, claims primacy over the 300 million Orthdox Christians of churches in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia and most of Europe.

Included

• Guide

• Lunch

• Entry Fees

Excluded

• Tips to Guide

• Transportation