Christian Heritage Private Tour In Istanbul: Byzantine Churches

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Christian Heritage Private Tour In Istanbul: Byzantine Churches — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

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About this activity

Follow the Christian heritage in Istanbul by luxury private car and private guide. Spend a full day around the old city, visit spectacular Byzantine Churches including Patriarch, Blacharnae, St. Savour-in-Chora, Pammarictos, Pege, St.Sargius and Bacchus and Pantocrator Churches.

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At a glance

Duration: 8 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: German, Arabic, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, English, Italian, French, Spanish
Operated by: TRAVELIUM

What is included

Included

Included: Professional guide
Included: Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
Included: Transport by private vehicle

Not included

Not included: Food and drinks
Not included: Museum Entrance/Admission Fees

Itinerary

Fener Rum Patrikhanesi

one hour Admission not included

Take a peek inside the Patriarchate Church, as you hear how ancient Constantinople became an important capital of Christianity, and admire the Orthodox Christian church which is still an important center of worship today.
Meryem Ana Rum Ortodoks Kilisesi

one hour Admission not included

An impressive shrine to the Holy Virgin, and famous for its Hagiasma.
Chora Museum

1 h 20 min Admission not included

Byzantine monastery of St.Savidr in Chora with its exquisite mosaics and colorful school.
Fethiye Muzesi (Pammakaristos Church)

one hour Admission not included

Peek into the underground cistern at Zoodochos Pege.
Church of St. Mary Draperis

one hour Admission not included

Is an Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul. The little edifice, built in 1867, got the same dedication as the shrine erected in this place in the fifth century which, until its destruction in 1434, was one of the most important sanctuaries of Greek Orthodoxy.
Chora Museum

one hour Admission not included

Due to this trend, the Komnenos designed a church with an underground cemetery where the dynasty members would be buried. In this place called Monastery of Christ Pantokrator, dozens of religious officials would serve. There would be 80 monks, 45 ministers and a hospital within the foundation.

Church of the Monastery of Christ Pantocrator consists of three separate buildings adjacent to each other. The structures were built at different times and are not symmetrical. However, the Church of the Monastery, which was a combination of three churches, is still impressive.
Chora Museum

one hour Admission not included

The monastic complex of Christ PANTOCRATOR (Zeyrek) was one of the largest and best organized of the Byzantine period, comprising two churches and a funerary chapel, baths, a hospice for the aged, a hospital and a medical school, a hostel for travelers and a library can only be seen from outside.