After breakfast departure from the hotel. Visit to the ancient Basilica Hagia Sophia, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, which is one of the architectural marvels all of times. Topkapi Palace is the great palace of the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of cyrstal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the Sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. Sultanahmet Blue Mosque across the Hagia Sophia was built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, with magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. Moving on to the Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. After lunch break moving on to the Grand Bazaar. In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more then 4,000 shops each having its own area: the goldsmiths’ street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx-ware and meerschaum pipes. After the tour, transfer back to the hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.