Castles & Palaces
Yedikule Fortress walls and towers rising above the Bosphorus in Istanbul

4 tours departing from Turkey

Castle Tours from Turkey

Multi-castle day trips and guided experiences departing from Turkey.

Uchisar rock castle rising above the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia at dawn
Full day (8 hours)

Cappadocia Red Tour: Uchisar & Ortahisar Rock Castles with Lunch

Two volcanic rock castles carved by nature and sculpted by man

4.5
(1,240)

From €38

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The Theodosian Walls and Yedikule Seven Towers Fortress rising above Istanbul, Turkey
Half day (4 hours)

Istanbul: Theodosian Walls, Yedikule Fortress & the Golden Gate

The most formidable land fortification in European history — the walls that defended Constantinople for a thousand years, and the seven-towered fortress built where they finally fell

4.8
(240)

From €35

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The Dolmabahçe Palace facade on the European Bosphorus shore — the 600-metre Neo-Baroque waterfront of the last Ottoman imperial palace, seen from the water
Full day (self-paced, 5–7 hours total)

Istanbul: Topkapi Palace & Dolmabahçe Palace Combo Ticket

From the fortress on the Byzantine promontory to the Bosphorus waterfront — Ottoman imperial history across four centuries, two palaces, one day

4.8
(19)

From $123

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The colourful wooden houses of Balat, the historic Sephardic Jewish quarter along the Golden Horn in Istanbul, with the Fener neighbourhood and the Golden Horn waterfront visible behind
6 hours

Istanbul: Byzantine Walls, Yedikule & the Fener-Balat Quarters

A private door-to-door journey through Byzantine Istanbul — the Theodosian Walls, Yedikule, and the historic Greek Orthodox and Jewish quarters of Fener and Balat along the Golden Horn

4.5
(13)

From $177

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