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Assos, the famous teaching center of antiquity is 87 km south of Canakkale in Ayvacik County.Aristotle, Plato’s most famous student was invited to Assos, and spent more than three years living and teaching there. He married the niece of Hermeia, founded a school of philosophy and conducted his first explorations in zoology, biology and botany. The Acropolis of . . . → Read More: Behramkale, Assos The city of Canakkale lies on the narrow, 1,200 meter entrance to the street Canakkale (the Dardanelles) connects the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean. Passenger and car ferries run daily between Canakkale on the Asian side and Eceabat and Kilitbahir on the European side. to stop Yachts navigating the straits at the well-equipped Canakkale Marina to allow . . . → Read More: Canakkale, Troy Bird Paradise – Kuscenneti The province of Balikesir borders both the Marmara and Aegean regions. In case of the capital city of Balikesir, interesting historical sites and nature in harmony. The center-l4 century Yildirim Mosque, built by Beyazit I, the city is the oldest mosque. Built by Zagnos Pasa mosque in 1461 by Mehmet the Conqueror Vizer Zagnos Grand Pasa, . . . → Read More: Balikesir, Bandirma and Gonen Selimiye Mosque Muradiye Complex The city of Bursa, southeast of the Marmara Sea, is located on the lower slopes of Uludag (Mt. Olympos of Mysia, 2443 meters). The city derives its name from its founder Prusias, King of Bithynia.It later came under Roman, then Byzantine rule before it was to Osman Bey in 1326 remain the first capital of the . . . → Read More: Bursa Yesil Mosque, Iznik A fast highway connects Istanbul with Izmit, the capital of the province of Kocaeli. An important city in Roman times, when it was known as Nicomedeia, it is now a prosperous industrial city.The Saatci Efendi Konak, a restored Ottoman style typical of the 18 Century, is now a museum of ethnology. Pismaniye, the local sweet, consists of . . . → Read More: Izmit, Iznik and Bilecik Buyukada Island The Princes’ Islands, an archipelago of nine islands in the Marmara Sea were places of exile for Byzantine princes.Today while escaping the summer months in Istanbul to their rich fresh sea breeze, clear water and elegant houses of the 19th Century. Buyukada is the largest of the islands. Here you can enjoy a ride in a horse-drawn phaeton . . . → Read More: The Environs of Istanbul International Istanbul Festival Performance at St. Irene The highlight of the cultural life in Istanbul is the annual International Arts and Cultural Festival in June and July. World-class artists – musicians, dancers, singers, different places in the city run.The quality and richness of the festival is really amazing. You could visit Istanbul for the shopping alone. The Kapali Carsi or bazaar, in the old city is the logical place to start. This maze of narrow streets and passages houses more than 4,000 shops.The names recall the days when each trade his own quarter: the goldsmiths ’street, the carpet sellers’ street, the street had the skullcap makers. Nevertheless, . . . → Read More: Shopping in Istanbul The waters around Istanbul attract sailors from all over the world. Here you can splendid natural landscapes, open sea and beautiful sunsets, travel through the Byzantine and Ottoman history as you drive past the impressive casfles, palaces and mosques joy. After navigating the breathtaking Bosphorus and Golden Horn, you can return to one of the two major ports . . . → Read More: Yachting in Istanbul |
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