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A morning in Balat & Fener
The old quarters of the Golden Horn on foot: the iron church, colourful lanes, a coffee stop, Chora’s mosaics and the land walls, with pide to finish.
A morning on foot
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9:30
1Bulgarian St Stephen Church
The cast-iron church on the shore.
10:15
2Balat & Fener
Up through the colourful lanes.
11:00
3Coffee Department
Coffee break in Balat.
11:45
4Chora (Kariye Mosque)
The mosaics and frescoes.
12:45
5Theodosian Walls
The land walls nearby.
13:30
6Fatih Damak Pide
Pide for lunch.
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