Meeting at El. Venizelos, where after baggage and passport control flight to Istanbul on 08:20. After a short and comfortable flight, arrival at 09:50, and will follow for anyone who wishes an optional cruise on the Bosphorus Straits where we will enjoy the coasts of the two continents of Europe-Asia. Afterwards we will have lunch at a local restaurant. In the early afternoon we will visit Panagia Vlachernon, one of the most important pilgrimages of the city and we will attend the sacred Service of the Immaculate Hymn, of the A.Th.P. Ecumenical Patriarch Mr. Bartholomew, in the place where the Akathistos Hymn was sung for the first time in history. Return to the hotel, overnight.

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After breakfast we will visit the palaces of Dolmabahçe, one of the most beautiful palaces in the world, the "Versailles of the East" on the Bosphorus. Only for the construction of the building with the 285 rooms and the 46 living rooms were spent over 35 tons of gold. At the entrance to the palace where the last six sultans lived is the impressive clock tower and the baroque palace mosque with the finest minarets in the world. Then we will go to the port to board the boat for the magical Prince Islands. Visit to the enchanting beaches of the European side of the Bosphorus and to the Theological School of the island of Chalkis. Stroll through the picturesque streets, where you will admire the natural beauty and architectural sensibility of the buildings and then we will have lunch at a local restaurant. Then we will visit the Prince, the largest of the islands that for years monopolized the interest of the European aristocracy. Lunch at a local restaurant. Return to the hotel, overnight.

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After breakfast we will visit the Patriarchate and the Patriarchal Church of Agios Georgios which houses the Holy Relics of the Three Hierarchs and other holy pilgrimages, as well as the Historical Holy Monastery of Zoodochos Pigi, also known as Panagia Balukliotissa with the miraculous Agiasma, the traditional fish and the tombs of the Patriarchs. Then we will visit the Hippodrome, the Blue Mosque, one of the most beautiful mosques in the City, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, the only mosque in Turkey that has 6 minarets which is famous for the exceptional and impressive lighting provided by the 260 its windows and the particular interior decoration in which they were used 21 thousands of faience. Afterwards we will visit the famous Byzantine Royal Cistern, of the 6th century, the amazing sight also known as the “Sunken Palace” with a size that literally resembles an underground palace. It is close to one of the most important monuments of the City, which was built to collect rainwater for periods of water scarcity. The columns of different rhythms make an impression, which were transported from all over the ancient Mediterranean to house the vaulted ceiling of the space. After this visit we will visit one of the biggest symbols of Christianity, the legendary Hagia Sophia. It began to be built 532 by order of Justinian who commissioned the work to the architects Anthemius and Isidore and was inaugurated in 27 of December 537. Hagia Sophia, characterized as an architectural wonder, it holds great historical significance as the first square building in the world to be covered with such a large dome. Then we will visit the legendary traditional palace of the Ottoman Sultans, Topkapi, which began to be built by order of the Conqueror a few years after the conquest, and with the various buildings and annexes added by subsequent sultans, took its current form. With its peculiar configuration, it stands out from all the other palaces in the world. Dinner at a local restaurant. Return to the hotel, overnight.

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After breakfast we will visit the covered market, one of the world's most famous bazaars with more than 4.000 shops in 92 covered walkways, offering a wide variety of purchases. Then we will depart for the airport where, after baggage and passport control, our flight to Athens at 20:50. Arrival at 22:20.

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