Great Palace Mosaic Museum Tours and Activities

Go underground and explore Istanbul’s Byzantine past on this tour. Join your guide and make your way to Constantine's Palace, Byzantine chapels, hidden ancient cisterns, and more. Learn about the Byzantine history of the city from your guide and understand why so many of the remains of it are underground.

Justinianus ruled almost 40 years and went through many difficulties. He had to deal plaques, riots, disasters but still ruled the empire with a big support and also able to build lots of structures all around the empire. You will start with the best one, Hagia Sophia and visit few more buildings that he built. Some of these are above ground, some of them are below today's Istanbul. Today will be interesting with the building we will visit, the stories you will hear and secrets of underneath Istanbul

Learn the comprehensive history of Turkish delight in a historical place with visiting other significant attractions such as Mosaics Museum close to Blue Mosque, Little Hagia Sophia, Sokullu Pasa Mehmet Mosque, Grand Covered Bazaar, Suleymaniye Mosque and lastly Spice Market. Your professional guide will provide you all the history you need.

The Byzantine Heritage Tour takes you to the most important Byzantine sites in Istanbul. Be thrilled at the Hippodrome of Constantinople. Astonished by the city’s Byzantine heritage hidden under a restaurant. Overcome by the Byzantine mosaics in the Great Palace Museum. Adrift in the Basilica Cistern. Dazzled by the Hagia Sophia. Bowled over by the Chora Church. Conquered by the City Walls.

If you are interested in different cuisines and history, you are in the right tour. This tour is a combination of cuisine, food and history. While visiting the highlights of Istanbul, you will also learn about food culture in byzantine and ottoman period. You will get all information what people used to eat in Istanbul and what people’s daily lives were like in history. An interesting journey in the pages of history with food habits, daily culture and cooking history and a different experience than cooking classes.