Guide Istanbul - Your tour guide Mine Karahan

This tour usually starts at 9 a.m but you can make it any time you like. This tour also requires a car. First of all, you cross the Bosphorus Bridge and pass to the Asian Continent. The first stop is called “Uskudar”. This is a colorful spot, full of people. While you are driving along the coast, you can observe the European Side, The 5-star Ciragan Palace Hotel and the Dolmabahce Palace. On you right, you see a tower called “The Leander’s Tower”. This is a tower from the 12th C. According to the myth, when a Byzantium Emperor found out that his daughter was seeing a boy whom he disliked, he had that tower constructed and put her in jail there. When the boy tried to swim in the dark and cold water of the Bosphorus to reach his love, he could not succeed and drowned…She was so upset that she committed to suicide…A sad story…

After Uskudar, the car takes to the highest point of Istanbul: The Camlica Hill. There are many TV and GSM Antennas on the hill and in the cafés, while you are sipping your coffee, you can see a wonderful panoramic view of Istanbul.

The last stop of the tour is Beylerbeyi Palace. This palace was constucted as a summer palace in 1870s. It is a mixture of French and Ottoman Architecture. The cooling system and the Czech Bohemian Crystal Chandellliers are worth seeing. It’s just by the sea, nearly under the Bosphorus Bridge.