Galata Galata Galata (in Greek was known as Galatas (Γαλατᾶς, "Galatás")) was a neighbourhood opposite Constantinople (today's Istanbul, Turkey), located at the northern shore of the Golden Horn, the inlet which separates it from the historic peninsula of old Constantinople. The Golden Horn is crossed by several bridges, most notably the Galata Bridge. The medieval citadel of Galata was a colony of the Republic of Genoa between 1273 and 1453. The famous Galata Tower was built by the Genoese in 1348 at the northernmost and highest point of the citadel. At present, Galata is a quarter within the borough of Beyoğlu
Galata, Cyprus of Lusignan, after fall of Lusignans retired close to Galata, where he built the monastery Panagia tis Podithou in 1502. Russian traveler and pilgrim Vasyl Hryhorovych-Barskyi visited Galata and wrote 1735. In 1910. it was opened first hotel in Galata. Galata is built on banks of river Klarios, that crosses the Solea Valley. Galata is almost merged with nearby Kakopetria. Traditional houses have wooden balconies and still there are many balconies in village. They had two floors and wooden balcony was extension of second floor looking at the main road. The Museum of Folkloric Art was established in 1990. Galata