Plan to arrive on October 19 to Istanbul Airport. From there, you'll be transferred to the Nicea Conference Hotel for the duration of your stay.

Begin your historic tour of Istanbul with a stroll around some of the key sites of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. Visit the extraordinary column-filled underground cistern, the Yerebatan Sarnici, the Hippodrome, the Archaeological Museum, and the beautiful church of Sergius and Bacchus (Kücük Ayasofya), the prototype of the great Hagia Sophia.

Venture with us to the walls of Constantinople, the mighty fortifications that kept besiegers at bay for centuries. Observe the modern realities influenced by history in the stunning Blue Mosque, once built to architecturally compete with its neighboring church, the Hagia Sophia. Conclude with the Hagia Sophia itself, the greatest church building in Christendom for almost a thousand years, and one of the most spectacular buildings ever created.

Then head out onto the water on a cruise up the Bosphorus, the vital water way separating Europe and Asia, and linking the Black Sea with the Mediterranean, which gave Byzantium its strategic significance.

Nicea Conference Guests: Gather with Clint and others from around the globe for a conference 1700 years in the making.

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