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Galata – Genoese Walk Tour
5 Hours
All Months
Tour Info:
Departure: Daily all year round
Depart From: Your Istanbul Hotel
Duration: Half Day Aftermoon
Highlights:
- Galata Tower (from outside)
- Kamondo Steps
Itinerary:
We will pick you up from your hotel in-between 12:00 and 13:00 and depart for our half day Galata – Genoese Walk Tour.
In the Byzantine period, the hillside – where Galata is today – was covered with orchards and was named Sykai (The Fig Orchard), or Peran en Sykais (The Fig Field on the Other Side), referring to the “other side” of the Golden Horn. It was in the Byzantine period that the area began to be called Galata and a fortress was built by Emperor Theodosius II. Galata was a Genoese colony from the 6th to 15th centuries. This walk is around the famous Galata Tower and covers the area, where we see many churches, synagogues, hospitals, bank buildings, ancient walls, schools. Stories, myths, and legends are a bonus from your guide
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IncludedPick-up & Drop Off from/to your Istanbul HotelProfessional English-speaking Tour Guide. Please ask for other languages and private tourTransportation on sharing basis by fully air-conditioned, nonsmoking vehicles.Entrance fees to the scheduled museumParking feesAll local tax and insurancesNo hidden or extra cost
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Not IncludedPersonal expensesLunchBeveragesTips to the guide and driver
