Iznik & Nicea Private Day Trip From Istanbul

Drive to Iznik (Nicea).

for hosting the First Ecumenical Council of the church at the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. Upon arrival, visit the Old City Walls from Roman and Byzantine periods, the Green Mosque, beautifully decorated in light blue ceramics and built by the Ottomans.

Sophia Church, the site of the Second Council of Nicea in 787, and see the remains of the mosaic floor and frescoes.

how the world famous Iznik tiles and other ceramics are traditionally crafted.