Istanbul City Walls & Byzantine Secrets – Private Walking Tour

After meeting, we will go to Yedikule area to see biggest part of the City Walls (by taxi or public transportation) and we will see The Golden Gate. Yedikule was always an importat gate and dungeons durin Ottoman period.

The Silivri Kapı, the next main gate to the north of the Belgrad Kapı, is situated between two polygonal gateway towers. This gate was renewed in the Late Byzantine period with irregular stones and brick rows placed in between.

Walk along the defenses that held off invaders for over a millennium! The magnificent Theodosian Walls are a masterpiece of medieval military engineering. This wasn't just a single wall; it was a multi-layered system featuring a deep moat, an outer defense wall, and a massive 12-meter high inner wall—all designed to absorb cannon fire and repel siege engines. We’ll show you the strategic genius that kept Constantinople safe from numerous armies.

"Discover the hidden Sistine Chapel of Istanbul. The Chora Museum, originally the Church of the Holy Savior in Chora, houses the most spectacular surviving collection of Byzantine mosaics and frescoes in the world. Created in the 14th century, these vibrant, emotional masterpieces represent the pinnacle of the Palaeologan Renaissance, showing a shift toward naturalism and human feeling rarely seen in earlier Byzantine art. It is a mandatory stop for any art or history lover. (Closed on Fridays)