In Istanbul, the underground is as rich as above ground. On this trip to the center of Byzantium, you will spend a wonderful day listening to the history and stories of the places you visited and learning a lot of interesting things.

This tour is an unmissable opportunity for those who have not yet been able to visit the streets of the Historic Peninsula but want to learn more. In Istanbul, the underground is like the second underground city below Istanbul.

The places we will visit are the ruins located under today’s buildings and 3 different cisterns in the area belonging to the Great Byzantine Palace called Palacio Magnum, which no longer exists today. On this trip to the center of Byzantium, you will learn the history and stories of the places you visit, while learning and experiencing a wonderful day.

Other places to visit:

  • Direk Cistern
  • Hippodrome horse square and sphendona
  • Magnaura palace complex
  • Byzantine palace
  • Tank of goodwill
  • Great Palace Mosaic Museum
  • The ruins of the Horse Square under the Turkish-Islamic Art Museum Little Hagia Sophia Mosque
  • Boukoleon Beach Palace…

And more surprising buildings and stories await us on our way.

If the weather is rainy, our trip is also done. The trip will not be canceled unless there is heavy rain, a storm, and an emergency warning from the meteorologist.

Tour type: on foot

Meeting time: 9:30 a.m

End of the tour: around 17:00

Available:

  • Guide licensed by the Ministry of Culture
  • Headphones with language mutations

Lunch is not included in the tour, but there is time allocated for it.