Taksim to Galata Walking Tour: Secret Passages & Local Hangouts
Description
An interesting and entertaining afternoon walk down the Istiklal Street. Get insider look at the life beyond the main street, interesting historical highlights while zigzags towards Galata Tower. Well-paced and engaging, brimming with facts on everything from food, language, architecture, lifestyle, and eating and drinking customs, not to mention a span of history leaping between ancient times to the modern day! • Learn about how cosmopolitan the neighborhood once was. • Explore the out of the beaten path of Beyoğlu Pera • Learn about where the local people hang out, eat and drink.
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Itinerary
Taksim square has a little bit of everything and is worth a trip to witness people and their interactions.
Hagia Triada Church*
Get to know the cosmopolitan culture of Istanbul on this guided walking tour. Explore the out of the beaten path of Beyoğlu neighborhood and learn where local people hang out, eat and drink.
Beyoglu the old European quarter of the city is Istanbul’s bohemian quarter, full of cafes, street performers and trendy young people.
Passage Hazzopulo
Venetian Neogotic Style largest Roman Catholic Church in Istanbul and has the largest community following its masses.
Pera Museum *
İstiklal Street
The Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews
One of the city's most distinctive sights, this great fortification dating back to 1348 was erected by the mercantile Genoese Italians.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels