Free tour

Free tour in Spanish through the Genoese neighborhood: Galata and Karakoy.

4.88

Excellent(40)

İstanbul

Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Languages: Spanish

Guru: Paraguas Blanco Tours-Holaestambul

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Registered on 6 April 2021

Hello and welcome! “Paraguas Blanco” is the name of the best free tours in Istanbul from Holaestambultours.com. We are specialist guides for the Spanish and English-speaking market. We know perfectly our city and our clients and we offer tours tailored to their preferences. We want you to discover our history and infinite diversity and look forward to showing you this incredible city and its most traditional neighbourhoods.

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

I invite you to explore one of the most interesting neighborhoods in the city. What were the Genoese doing in Constantinople? Why was the Galata neighborhood, crowned by that unique tower, a protagonist in the conquest of the city? Where can you find the best mackerel sandwiches? What are the most famous stairs in the city? Does the street with colorful umbrellas exist?
History of crusaders, Marco Polo and the Silk Road, Don Quixote and Cervantes, the Decree of Granada... is it possible to find all that together in a tour of this incredible city?
Welcome to the Spanish tour of the Genoese neighborhood!

Tips: we will use public transportation, so it is recommended, although not essential, to have an Istanbulkart transportation card.

We will walk through steep and cobbled areas, so appropriate footwear is required.

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Arap Cami, Fermeneciler Cd. No:101, 34421 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Türkiye

We will be near the T1 metro station, at the Karakoy stop, on the Galata Bridge, in front of the Nordstern Hotel entrance. This tour ends in Karakoy, next to the T1 station at Tophane.

Outside visit

Tramway Tunnel

Outside visit

Galata Tower

Outside visit

Neve Shalom Synagogue

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a fixed price. At the end, each person contributes to the guide the amount they consider fair based on their satisfaction. As a guideline, Guruwalk recommends between €15 and $50 per participant.