ITINERARY

• Take a peek inside the Patriarchate Church, as you hear how ancient Constantinople became an important capital of Christianity, and admire the Orthodox Christian church which is still an important center of worship today.
• An impressive shrine to the Holy Virgin, and famous for its Hagiasma.
• Byzantine monastery of St.Savidr in Chora with its exquisite mosaics and colorful school.
• Peek into the underground cistern at Zoodochos Pege.
• Is an Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul. The little edifice, built in 1867, got the same dedication as the shrine erected in this place in the fifth century which, until its destruction in 1434, was one of the most important sanctuaries of Greek Orthodoxy.
• Due to this trend, the Komnenos designed a church with an underground cemetery where the dynasty members would be buried. In this place called Monastery of Christ Pantokrator, dozens of religious officials would serve. There would be 80 monks, 45 ministers and a hospital within the foundation. Church of the Monastery of Christ Pantocrator consists of three separate buildings adjacent to each other. The structures were built at different times and are not symmetrical. However, the Church of the Monastery, which was a combination of three churches, is still impressive.
• The monastic complex of Christ PANTOCRATOR (Zeyrek) was one of the largest and best organized of the Byzantine period, comprising two churches and a funerary chapel, baths, a hospice for the aged, a hospital and a medical school, a hostel for travelers and a library can only be seen from outside.