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Meeting at: 09:00am ; Pick you up from your hotel, from
Shipport in Karakoy or from Airport.
TOUR
DATES: Licenced
guided tour and can be participate all Season.
* Full
Day Tour offering with lunch: After meet with
your guide, first visiting to Galata Tower, in
the Galata Region where, The oldest and most beautiful tower
of Istanbul was constructed in 528 by the Emperor Justinian.
The tower was damaged in 1261. In 1349 the Genoese have
constructed a new tower on the site of the earlier tower. In
1446 the building was restored and supported by retaining
walls. The tower measures 61m. From the ground and 140 m. From
sea-level, The inner diameter is 8.95 m. While the walls have
a thickness of 3.75m. Three floors of the tower are
constructed in the style of the Genoese and the upper parts in
the Turkish style. From the tower you have a magnificent view
of the city of Istanbul. The Bosphorus, The Marmara Sea and
the Golden Horn. Galata tower was the center of the old Jewish
community.
* Then we continue to visit (NEW!!) JEWISH MUSEUM in
Karakoy street, just near old Tunnel where you can see the
Ottoman and Turkish telorance to the Jewish communnity in
Turkey and it is also a unique and only one museum one of the
Muslum country in the world. This museum is also belongs to
500 Hunreds Foundation in Istanbul. The Museum can be seen
from Monday to Thursday between 10:00am to16:00pm.
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Then we continue to see Neve Shalom Synagogue, the
Askenazy Synagogue, and the Zulfaris Jewish Museum used once a
synagogue. After having lunch, we drive to Balat section. In
Balat (near Eyup) we visit to Star of David, appears ont the
facade of some of the buildings in the area and during the
tour we will continue to visit Ahrida Synagogue which was
built in 1412, then visit Yanbol Synagogue, was a Jewish home
for the ages, on the return road we will visit to Jewish
Cemetary. Your transfer to hotel, your Ship or airport.
INCLUDED:
Multilingual
licenced Guide service - A/C vehicles in tours with driver -
All entrance fees.
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MEALS (Care Jewish Food):
Be note that upon request we can arrange the recommended
Kosher Restaurants in Istanbul. There are 5 Kosher restaurants
available in Istanbul some located and serving in the Hotels
called 5* Merit Antique Hotel (Metsou Yan) – 4 * Armada
Hotel – 4* Cartoon Hotel (Sofra), Carne Restaurant in
Ortakoy we can advice one or 2 of them. Breakfasts in the
hotels.
(Jewish)
Service Times for Synagogues: Very
important: Please be Note that all passports
number must send with ( number and full name in advance (at
least 1 day before) to the relevant office and carry your
passport with you for security checks during your visits to
all synagogues.)
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Daily
prayers start at 7:30 AMin all synagogues.
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Upon
request we can change the Synagogues name visits pre or
post in the tour quotation
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Shabbat
services start at 8:00 AM at all times.
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Friday
afternoon Shabbat services start according to sundown
hours. Approximate hours can be found below.
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If
carrying a passport on Shabbat is not possible, please
point this out when contacting the relevant Synagogue
offices or Rabbinate.
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For
eating kosher in our city, please call the restaurant or
in advance for reservations or call (within office
hours) before 24 hours if you plan to eat in one of our
social aid institutions.
Organized by
Senguler Tourism
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