A Byzantine prison and the still standing stretches of the Theodosian city walls.
Yedikule is interesting in itself, but the walls are an exceptional place to visit where it's possible to take a step back in time. Fields cultivated in the middle of the city? You get it. Families on wooden carts drawn by donkeys? Check. Strangely, the whole experience will seem even more atmospheric if you walk along the walls in a slight drizzle, preferably in February.
There are some amazing mosaics at the Kariyer Camii.
Yedikule, Kariyer Camii
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