Underground Cisterns of Istanbul Tour

Since ancient times the land where Istanbul resides has been a popular place for a culture to live and grow. Ancient times saw a primitive Hellenistic peoples give way to Byzantium and Roman culture. The Roman people always added new buildings when the took over a region, however, the modern city shows very little of this side of history on the surface.

Across the city of Istanbul, there is hidden treasure beneath the streets, Roman architecture originally designed to be a holding place for water, now they vary from being dry to hold a small amount of water creating an underground ‘lake’.