A Walk Along the Land Walls – Part I

Stretching for six kilometers from the Sea of Marmara to the Golden Horn, the Land Walls of Theodosius II kept Constantinople safe from invaders for over a thousand years… until the arrival of the Ottomans and their giant cannons in 1453. The walls have survived mostly intact to the present day, and a walk along them makes for a rewarding day out. Or, as in our case, multiple days out.

We started at the Marble Tower, which marks the southern terminus of the walls at the Sea of Marmara. The tow...