ISTANBUL PALACES AND PAVILIONS TOUR

Morning visit to the Dolmabahce Palace, the last residence of Ottoman Sultans, with its 365 rooms and 22 saloons and famous with the great collection of antiques, furniture and 4.5 ton chandelier. (Harem section is excluded) Then cross to the Asian side to visit Camlica Hill to observe the best panoramic view of Istanbul, and then tour the Beylerbeyi Palace, the summer residence of the Ottoman Sultans, with its original furniture and magnificent gardens. After lunch visit to Ihlamur Pavilion where Ottoman Sultan Abdulmecit entertained special guests including the French poet Lamartine. After having visited Aynalikavak Kasri, constructed in the 18th century by Ahmet III and the only royal pavilion built in the traditional Ottoman style that survives outside Topkapi Palace, before enjoying your tea at the Pierre Loti Cafe on a hill in Eyup with its wonderful views over the Golden Horn.

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Topkapi Palace Museum Istanbul

Topkapi Palace Museum is the legendary palace of the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries. Low buildings set in a series of courtyards, Topkapi is quite unlike a Western palace. Be sure to see the Harem, the Treasury and the golden-roofed Baghdad Kiosk. Open 09:30-17:00. Closed on Tuesdays.

Dolmabahce Palce Istanbul

Dolmabahce Palace is the 19th century rococco residence of the Ottoman sultans, and the place where Ataturk died in 1938. It's beautifully situated, with a 600 meter frontage on the Bosphorus. An impressive ballroom, and ornate Victorian furniture embodying the Turkish assimilation of European culture. Visitors are admitted in groups, led by the museum's guides. Try to go early in the morning, later in the day it may be fully booked. Open 09:00-16:00. Closed on Mondays and Thursdays.

Suleymaniye Mosque

Suleymaniye Mosque is Sinan's master-piece. The massive scale of this mosque is best appreciated from a distance. Up close, the mosque is formal and rather forbidding, but it is interesting to wander around the sur¬rounding complex of buildings. Archaeological Museum located in the outer¬most court of Topkapi Palace displays a selection of the 60,000 Greco-Roman and Near Eastern antiquities in the collection including a sarcophagus said to have con- tained the remains of Alexander the Great and a stone tablet carved with the treaty of Kadesh, the world's first peace treaty. Special educational section for children. Open 09:30-16:30. Closed on Mondays.