A fascinating walk with little-known stories and stops at the most beautiful photo spots for lovers of non-standard excursions.

You will get to know a different Istanbul and see the real contrasts of the city. Here you will not find the gloss and polyphony of the tourist center, there will be no rich shops. The spirit of antiquity reigns in Balat, the air is saturated with history. You will plunge into the atmosphere of antiquity, feel the breath of one of the oldest districts, enjoy the architecture, get off the trodden paths and see another Istanbul.

You will visit the Patriarchate of Constantinople and marvel at the Iron Church, walk past lovely colored houses and see the Great School of the Nation, the oldest Greek Orthodox school in Istanbul. You will see with your own eyes the column of the scourging of Jesus in the Cathedral of St. George, visit the Armenian Church of Miracles and many more interesting and unusual things that you will not find in polished tourist Istanbul.

This area will definitely not leave you indifferent. In a word, Balat is simply created for those who dream of getting to a completely different, non-touristy Istanbul and seeing the city from the other side.

3 hours

?stanbul, Turkey