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Faith heritage in Fener and Balat

On the shores of the Golden Horn (Haliç), from the Ecumenical Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Fener and the Bulgarian Church of St. Stephen (Sveti Stefan) to the colorful streets of Balat and the Ahrida Synagogue, and on to the Fethiye Mosque and Kariye with their Byzantine mosaics.

Estimated duration
~4 h 30 min
Straight-line distance (estimate)
~1.8 km
Getting around
Walking
Stops
6 stops

Duration and distance are estimates. Distance is the straight-line sum between stops; the actual road is longer. Check with a maps app before you set off.

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Numbers show the order of stops; the dashed line is a straight-line link between stops, not the actual road.

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Stops

  1. 1

    Start

    Church

    Ecumenical Patriarchate (Fener Rum Patrikhanesi) and Church of St. George (Aya Yorgi)

    Fatih, İstanbul

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  2. 2

    ~330 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Church

    Bulgarian Church of St. Stephen (Sveti Stefan)

    Fatih, İstanbul

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  3. 3

    ~120 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Architecture

    Historic Balat and Fener

    Fatih, İstanbul

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  4. 4

    ~250 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Synagogue

    Ahrida Synagogue

    Fatih, İstanbul

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  5. 5

    ~420 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Museum

    Fethiye Mosque (Pammakaristos)

    Fatih, İstanbul

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  6. 6

    ~640 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Mosque

    Kariye Mosque (Chora)

    Fatih, İstanbul

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