Manisa Travel Guide

 
by royalempress
 
  •   Manisa
    by royalempress
  •   Things to Do
    by karaagac
  • Mosque
      Mosque
    by royalempress
  •   Manisa
    by royalempress
  •   Off The Beaten Path
    by karaagac
 

Explore Manisa

Things to Do  

Mesir Paste Festival

Mesir Paste Festival, Manisa

 karaagac Says:  Hafsa Sultan, the wife of Ottoman Padisha Yavuz Sultan Selim and the mother of Kanuni Sultan S?leyman ("Wonderful" S?leyman), became ill while in Manisa. When a cure could not be found, the Sultan appealed to Merkez Efendi, the head of the theological school connected to the... 

The Sultan Mosque

The Sultan Mosque, Manisa

 karaagac Says:  The Sultan Mosque of the 16th century was built for Ayse Sultan, mother of Suleyman the Magnificent. In her honor, the Mesir Macunu Festival (Spiced Candy which is supposed to restore health, youth and potency, called as "Turkish Viagra" as well) is held every year in March,... 

GOÝNG TO TOP OF MOUNTAÝN...

GOÝNG TO TOP OF MOUNTAÝN..., Manisa

 fikri Says:  GOÝNG TO TOP OF MOUNTAÝN 'BOZDAÐ' 

ersavas's Things to Do Tip

ersavas's Things to Do Tip, Manisa

 ersavas Says:

Hotels  

Anemon Hotel Manisa

 6 Opinions

Spilos Hotel

 5 Opinions

Restaurants  

BOZDAÐ Mermeroluk KAMPYERÝ.....

BOZDAÐ Mermeroluk KAMPYERÝ....., Manisa

 fikri Says:  BOZDAÐ Mermeroluk KAMPYERÝ.. Hasan Berat ýn Meþhuuur Kuru fasulye ziyafeti.. 

Many restaurants but I would...

Many restaurants but I would..., Manisa

 yakacik Says:  Many restaurants but I would recommend that you ask the shopkeepers where they eat their lunches or they take their guests...This is the best way in Turkey... To look for an 'esnaf lokantasý'' general name for the previous paragraphe...  

Nightlife  

Marmaris - MUGLA: Marmaris - MUGLA

Marmaris - MUGLA: Marmaris - MUGLA, Manisa

 Sezbar Says:

Transportation  

Very easy to reach from Izmir...

Very easy to reach from Izmir..., Manisa

 yakacik Says:  Very easy to reach from Izmir Manisa is in fact a well placed town in between Istanbul, Bursa and Izmir . So any travellers between these towns pass through Manisa anyway...Easy to recognize from distance due to the high mountain nearby.... 

Shopping  

Mesir Paste ('Mesir Macunu' in Turkish)

Mesir Paste ('Mesir Macunu' in Turkish), Manisa

 karaagac Says:   Mesir Paste has a nice taste and a wonderful smell. Amongst its many uses, it is affective for aches, pains, colds, indigestion, lack of appelite and bad breath. The 41 spices used in the paste are as follows:Allspice, Alpina officinarum root, Anise, Black cumin, Black... 

What to Pack  

Packing List

Packing List, Manisa

 fikri Says:  BAÐYURDU... Zeybekpýnarý Family Travel 

Off The Beaten Path  

Tarzan of Manisa

Tarzan of Manisa, Manisa

 karaagac Says:  Ahmet Bedevi, known as Tarzan of Manisa, was born in 1900 in Baghdad the became a soldier and fought in the War of Independence and was honoured with a medal. He came to the ruined and destroyed Manisa in 1923. Bedevi, whose endeavor in life was to plant trees all over the... 

THE TARZAN OF MANÝSAFamous...

THE TARZAN OF MANÝSAFamous..., Manisa

 yakacik Says:  THE TARZAN OF MANÝSAFamous personnage of Manisa ,well loved and known in Turkey is presented in details in the above link..by Mrs Bedriye Aksakal.. 

Favorites  

Manisa City Center

Manisa City Center, Manisa

 karaagac Says:  City in western Turkey with more than 200,000 inhabitants, situated just 25 km northeast of Izmir. It is the capital of Manisa province with 1.3 million inhabitants.Manisa is an attractive, modern city with a far-reaching past in the Aegean region of Anatolia. Its history... 

BOZDAÐ--- MERMEROLUK

BOZDAÐ--- MERMEROLUK, Manisa

 fikri Says:

Ongoing sound PADISAH OR...

Ongoing sound PADISAH OR..., Manisa

 yakacik Says:  Ongoing sound PADISAH OR THE SULTAN ! 

Datca - MUGLA (My wife and...

Datca - MUGLA (My wife and..., Manisa

 Sezbar Says:  Datca - MUGLA (My wife and son) 

Datca - MUGLA

Datca - MUGLA, Manisa

 Sezbar Says:

The Place

Plan a Manisa vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Manisa locals

Experience Manisa
  •   27 Tips and Reviews
  •  36 Photos
  Share your Travels  
Map of Manisa
 

The People

1 Member Lives Here
 
Our Members Say
 profile photo

 Muradiye Mosque built by Mimar Sinan. 

1 member lives in Manisa

 

Question about Manisa?

Our members can help!

postQuestion_button

Top Manisa Writers

1

Manisa; Ottoman minarets, Niobe and much more...

Arkeolog profile photo

 According to mythology, Niobe,daughter of doomed Tantalos(king of Izmir) had married Amphion and she bore seven noble sons and seven fair daughters; then too proud of this goodly brood. She madebold... 

2

yakacik's new Manisa Page

yakacik profile photo

 Manisa city, western Turkey.. It lies in the valley of the Gediz River (ancient Hermus River), below Mount Sipylus (Manisa Dagi), 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Izmir. It was called Magnesia ad... 

3

Sezbar's new MuglaPage

Sezbar profile photo

 I've got some interesting experiences in Manisa. I'd love to share with you the 6 tips I've written, the 7 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

4

fikri's new Manisa Page

fikri profile photo

 MANÝSA-- SALÝHLÝ--- SARDES (Sart harabeleri) 

5

Kula is my second home..

ersavas profile photo

 Kula is a town that is famous especially with its houses and narrow streets. 

View all rated pages

View newest pages

Build your own Manisa page