08.30 You would pick up from your hotel and start to visit the following sites listed below.

List of the places you will visit:

Surp Vortvots Vorodman Church: It is one of the four churches in the Meyrem Ana Church and School Complex. There is the Patriarchate, houses, and a school in this place.

Balıklı Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Monastery: It is located within the Balıklı Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Monastery, which bears the same name, in the Seyitnizam District of Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul. According to what is written in the sources, Balıklı Holy Spring was built by Byzantine Emperor Leon I in the 5th century. Leon's story of discovering this place is told as follows: "Leon, who is still an ordinary young man, was walking around the area on a summer day and encountered a blind old man who asked him to take him to drink water in a shaded place. Leon, who could not see a water source around, was told by a divine voice to locate the water source." He also says that if he washes the old man's face with this water, his eyes will open and he will become emperor. Thereupon, they wash the old man's face and miraculously his eyes are opened. Afterward, Leon is promoted to the rank of general and wears the imperial crown in 457." The holy spring, which was affected by earthquakes, wars, and fires over the years, has been repaired many times. It was last repaired in 1960.

Surp Nigoğayos Armenian Church: Surp Nigoğayos Armenian Church Istanbul is an Armenian church located in the Topkapı district of the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. According to a manuscript, we came across the existence of this church in 1630, near the Ayia Nikola church in the Greek part of the same district. During the reign of Patriarch Hovhannes Çamaşırcıyan, Sultan III. In 1811, Selim issued an edict for those who prevented the church services to give up their attitude. According to records, the construction of the church started in 1813. The Church, which was built for the second time in 1823, was built and consecrated for the third time in 1832. Patriarch Isdepanos II for the reconstruction of the ruined church. Ağavni was born to Sultan II in 1831. He appeals to Mahmut. The new church is built with the architecture of Vartan Kalfa Tıngııryan. Although the people of the period tried to collect donations to help with the construction expenses, the amount obtained was insufficient to cover the expenses. Ahmet Pasha, the imam of the mosque, Hacı Kaim Efendi, collected money from the surrounding mosques and Islamic shops and provided 8500 kuruş, and thus the construction was completed.

Surp Yeghia Apostolic Armenian Church: The previously existing church, located in the Nişanca district, was renovated with the support of the public in the 18th century. According to the notes of Priest Ghugas Incicyan, it was destroyed in 1766 but was reopened in 1800 with an order. In 1832, the Church was rebuilt and built by Patriarch Stepanos III. During the period, it was opened with the philanthropy of Hamaspür, the sister of Harutyun Amira Bezciyan and the wife of Kevork Ağa Çelebyan. Bezciyan also had the Bezciyan school building built. However, since there are no students, the school cannot provide service today. The church, which was renovated again in 1851, continues to operate even though there are very few Armenians left in the district. The last maintenance of the church was carried out in 2000 by Patriarch Mesrob II. It was blessed by His Holiness and opened for worship. Benefactors buried in the churchyard: Semerci master Hagop Agha Varteresyan passed away in 1877 at the age of 72. Markar Pendiryan, an employee of the church, died in 1868. Hovhannes Kurkcubasyan died in 1879

Hagios Nikolaos Greek Orthodox Church: It is said that the first foundations of this church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, date back to Byzantium. It was rebuilt within the framework of the project prepared by Kayseri architect Konstantinos Yolasığmazis during the time of Patriarch Konstantinos and was opened for worship on 17 November 1831. It is behind a courtyard surrounded by high walls. It has a three-naved basilica-type plan. The wooden columns in the naves are connected to the beams with poles. The middle nave is vaulted from the inside and the side naves are in the form of a flat ceiling and covered with a tiled hipped roof from the outside. Reused materials were used on the exterior, the general masonry system is a mixture of rough stone and brick, and only smooth-cut stone was used in the corners. The iconostasis, which includes three naves, the despot's seat, and ambon wood, is decorated with relief plant motifs made with carving technique. It has a bell tower with baldachins.

Anarad Hiğutyun Armenian Catholic Church: The Anarad Hığutyun Nuns' Association was founded in the 1840s by the Armenian Catholic Patriarch Bedros IX, in order to ensure that the girls of the Armenian Catholic community, especially the girls from poor families, devoted themselves to religious life and were educated. It was planned by Hasunyan and put into practice by Sister Hacı Andonyan. The union, whose headquarters building was built on Valide Çeşme Street in Pera, started educational activities in more than twenty cities and villages in the Eastern provinces and Cilicia, after establishing schools at kindergarten, primary and high school levels in Istanbul.

Edirnekapi Aya Yorgi Church: It is not known exactly when the Hagia Yorgi Church was first built. According to a legend, while Edirnekapı was a ruined monastery around the Mihrimah Sultan Complex, it was rebuilt in the mid-16th century, then repaired again, and was built for the last time in 1836, after being comprehensively organized by the architect Hacınikolis Nikitiadis. Hagia Yorgi Church, like other churches, was built according to a three-naved (basilical plan) plan extending in the west-east direction. The eastern end of the central nave ends with an apse that projects outward in a semicircular shape, which we can call a mihrab. Six wooden columns separate the naves, also lined up in the west-east direction. It is believed that the 12 columns point to the 12 apostles. There is a narthex adjoining the church from the west, which we can call a kind of preparation space, and a porch/windbreak in front of it, which was added later. There is a reservoir attached to the building from the northeastern end of the church, a space adjacent to the church in the northwest, Vasilios Ayazma, which contains holy water, adjacent to the southeast, and a fountain structure to the north of the eastern façade. The floors of the church are made of marble. To the east, there is a wooden templon with scenes made of leather on it, containing various sections from the Bible, and the walls of the building are built with irregular stones.

17:00 End of the tour you will transferred to your hotel