Dolmabahce Palace
During the cruise you pass in front of the magnificent Dolmabahce Palace, built in the 19th century by Sultan Abdül Mecit I. The facade stretches for 600 meters on the European shores of the Bosphorus. Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, died in Dolmabahçe on the 10th of November, 1938.
There is a church, mosque and a synagogue that have existed side by side for hundred of years in Ortaköy. Beylerbeyi Palace lies just past the bridge on the Asian side. Behind the palace rises Camlıca Hill, the highest point of Istanbul with a magnificent panoramic view of the whole city.
A few kilometers farther out, facing each other across the straits like sentries guarding the city, stand the fortresses of Rumeli Hisarı and Anadolu Hisarı.
