Maiden's Tower

Üsküdar is a little neighbourhood which is unknown to many tourists, this is the place which you should go to if you want to see another side of Istanbul. It is an attractive area with Byzantine mosques and great architecture in the Asian part of the city. Try to really feel the gorgeous views from the waterside before visiting some of the local attractions, like the old Kiz Kulesi (The Maiden's Tower). There are different stories about the history of the Maiden's Tower, the most popular one is centered around the daughter of a Byzantine emperor who suffered an unlucky fate. Following a prediction by an oracle that the girl would succumb to a deadly snake bite before her 18th birthday, her father had her moved. She was given a basket of grapes, just before her birthday. Unluckily there was a snake hidden in these grapes which bit her leading to her death. We really enjoyed the beautiful view of the Maiden's Tower.