Dolmabahce Palace tour

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The Dolmabahçe Palace: located at the European side of the Bosporus, served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire. The palace attracts tourists from all over the world due to the unique design and the valuable contents. Today, the palace is managed by Milli Saraylar Daire Baskanligi (Directorate of National Palaces) responsible to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The only way to see the interior of Dolmabahçe is with a guided tour. After the Palace, the tour moves on to the Suleymaniye Mosque. Built in 1551 by the celebrated architect, Mimar Sinan this is the largest mosque in the city and a well-known sight located on Istanbul's Third Hill.

The tour also passes Istanbul's ancient city walls which date from the Roman period and the world famous Golden Horn, the city's primary inlet of the Bosphorous Straits and where these waters meet the Marmara Sea forming a natural harbour used by trading vessels for thousands of years.

Meeting/pick-up point: Pick-up at the hotel.
Start/opening time:At 9am.
End/closing time: At approximately 1pm.