BALAT’S COLORFUL HOMES

Balat is a modest region with its colorful houses and narrow stone-paved streets. Trendy cafes and hip galleries share the same streets with the neighborhood’s old-school grocery stores. Buildings such as the basilica of the Ecumenical Greek Patriarchate, synagogues and Byzantine churches; It reflects the cosmopolitan characteristics of the region, which hosts Jewish, Greek and Armenian communities. Chora Museum has golden mosaics and colorful frescoes