Sea Walls
The Byzantine sea walls from Sarayburnu to Yedikule: history, Theophilos inscriptions, old sea gates and the best stretches on the shore below the hotel.
770 m13 min walk
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Walls, towers and fortresses
5 places sorted by distance from Sareban Hotel: walls, towers and fortresses with history, visiting tips, walking time and directions from the hotel.
5 places
Yedikule Fortress
Yedikule Fortress, the Castle of the Seven Towers: Byzantium's Golden Gate, an Ottoman treasury turned notorious prison, rampart views and how to get there.
4.1 kmToo far to walk comfortably
Theodosian Walls
The Theodosian Walls: a 5th-century triple defence line from the Marmara to the Golden Horn, the 1453 siege, historic gates and tips for walking them safely.
4.3 kmToo far to walk comfortably
Rumeli Fortress
Rumeli Fortress, built by Mehmed the Conqueror in 1452: the Throat-Cutter story, its towers, sweeping Bosphorus views, visiting tips and directions.
11.6 kmToo far to walk comfortably
Anadolu Hisarı
Anadolu Hisarı, the fortress Bayezid I built on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus: history, the Göksu stream, visiting notes and the route from Sultanahmet.
11.9 kmToo far to walk comfortably