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Topkapi Palace Istanbul
326 Reviews The huge palace was built just after conquering of Constantinople in 1453. It was the main residence of Ottoman sultans till 19th century, when they moved to other palaces. Palace is a full range of...
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Castle Marmaris
17 Reviews Marmaris Castle was rebuilt from scratch in 1522 by the Ottoman sultan Süleyman the Magnificent when he had set out for his campaign on Rhodes, for which Marmaris served as a base. Lord Nelson and his...
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Kaleici - Old Town Antalya
24 Reviews Having had a great hamam experience in Istanbul, I thought I'd treat myself to another on my last day in Turkey. Sefa Hamam was located close to my hotel, so I dropped by late one afternoon. I didn't...
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St. Peter Castle Bodrum
45 Reviews Bodrum Castle (Bodrum Kalesi), located in southwest Turkey in the city of Bodrum, was built by the Knights Hospitaller starting in 1402 as the Castle of St. Peter. Sir Thomas Docwra was one time...
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Boat Trip Icmeler
12 Reviews There are two options for sailing in the wonderful little craft that sail from Ismeler. You can go to either Marmaris for 10 L or Turunc for 15 L return. Either trip is worthwhile, especially Turunc...
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Virgin Mary House Ephesus
23 Reviews The house of Virgin Mary is considered to be the last home of Mother Mary. The Christians visit here for pilgrimage and it has been also visited by the last 3 popes. Outside the house, you can find 3...
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Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) Istanbul
340 Reviews Hagia Sofia or “Church of Holy Wisdom” in Greek is a place, where was a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica for nearly 1000 years. The current form church was designed and built in 532 by the Greek...
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Bazaar Marmaris
11 Reviews Over 1000 small shops make up the Grand Bazaar and you must visit if in town. Several long passageways make up the bazaar and it concentrates on bags, shoes, clothes, leather goods souvenirs jewellery...
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Düden and other Waterfalls Antalya
37 Reviews We have planned to see that waterfall just before the "normal" shopping in Antalya. Every year we "waste" few hrs for shopping in the big modern Shopping Centers around Antalya. We haven't expected...
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Blue Voyage Bodrum
18 Reviews I highly recommend to do a Blue Cruise, but please save yourself some money and do not book through Blue Cruise Bodrum (www.bluecruise.org/). They do not own any fleets and will only charge you a...
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Beach Icmeler
6 Reviews We did not actually go on the beach through our two week stay apart from walking along it at night when it was quiet. As the photo shows it is very crowded and the sun beds and canopies are very close...
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Celsus Library Ephesus
57 Reviews It's a long way down the main roads, lined with the ruins of several buildings that your guide will describe in detail. Finnaly it all ends facing the library, whose facade is the best preserved of...
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Grand Bazaar Istanbul
124 Reviews Grand market, or, differently, Grand Bazaar could be named as one of oldest and biggest markets in the World. It was planned and constructed in middle of 15th century, when Constantinople was...
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Icmeler beach Marmaris
11 Reviews Marmaris is nice but unfortunately is not the best beach... If you like to spend more time on the beach I recommend to go Icmeler Beach. Its very easy just pick the Orange MiniBus (Dolmush) till the...
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Aspendos Antalya
29 Reviews Turning off the Antalya-Alanya road at kilometer 30 in the direction of the village of Belkis we come to the best-preserved ancient theater in Turkey. Aspendos was also used as a caravansarai in later...
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Bodrum environs Bodrum
27 Reviews Foundations of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus St. Peter's Castle, with the underwater museum which has exhibited the glass wreck the Uluburun, an important archaeological find from the late Bronze...
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Marmaris Icmeler
4 Reviews When having a holiday in Marmaris, a good idea for having a break for the beach life is to go to see the cosy small and sweet town of Icmeler. It is also a holiday resort, but much smaller and with...
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Grand Theatre Ephesus
43 Reviews The biggest construction remaining in Ephesus, and the most impressive after the Library is the great theatre. Built under Greek influence, it was enlarged and transformed by the Romans, an, despite...
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Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet ) Istanbul
296 Reviews Blue mosque, as I imagine, is one of main landmarks of huge Istanbul, also its minarets could be visible in panoramas that present Turkey, Istanbul, Sultanahmet historical suburb. Actually I was...
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Turkish Baths - Hamam Marmaris
7 Reviews Complaining from body pains, long lasting headaches, giving up excess body-weight, desire for feeling fresh and young addresses you to a "Hamam" where you feel like a new-born person. If you're after...
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Hadrian's Gate Antalya
24 Reviews Hadrian's Gate is a triple triumphal arch built in the second century. It is very well-preserved because originally the front of the gate was encased inside Antalya's city walls. Today you can pass...
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Bodrum nights Bodrum
5 Reviews This discos is the biggest and loudest. The staff at the entrance will look you up and down for a proper trendy dress and take a cover charge of US$ 17 ! before admiting you inside. Once inside, it is...
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Market Icmeler
2 Reviews rWednesdays in Icmeler they have their own market, which was bigger that we thought it would be. Same sort of goods as in the shops but all in one place for you to barter and compare. The fruit and...
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Toilet Ephesus
19 Reviews You don't need to use your imagination too much here! The latrines were part of the Scholastica Baths and built in the 1st century AD. They were the public toilets of the city where citizens were...
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Bosphorus River Istanbul
130 Reviews Recommend this ferry trip for anyone visiting Istanbul. The Government run ferry (Turkish Maratime Lines)departs Eminonu 2 or 3 times daily for the return trip along the Bosphorus. The 3 hour ferry...
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One of the most impressive cities of the classical Antique. Ephesos' harbour was very important until about 500. after that the harbour filled more and more with sand. Today Ephesos is about 8 km away from the sea. The remains of a splendig theatre and the ruins of many temples are wonderfully exccavated and preserved. To walk around in this ancient city gives you an impression of the life of people 2000 years ago.
Mardin is a city on the south east of Turkiye. Can be reached through flight from Istanbul and Ankara. Or by bus from almpst all cities.. Travel time is around 20 hrs from Istanbul by bus.Mardin is like a city of Museum.. Old stone houses are preserved through the centuries.. The city also known as hosting the oldest known church, Deyru'zaffaran Monastery.
One of the most relaxing things to do is going on a blue cruise!You will go in four days from Fethiye to Olimpos. This trip is so beautiful! You will visit the beach from the Blue Lagoon movie, lagoons you can only reach by boat, lagoons and more lagoons! You will sleep 2 nights in small bays and 1 night in the harbour from Kas.If you're lucky you can see dolphins, huge sea turtles and flying fish! The water is so clear that you can see the bottom even when it's 7 meters deep!You're forced to enjoy nature and just relax!The settings are gorgeous!
About an hour from Kalkan is Kas.Kas is simalar to Kalkan,a small harbour town which comes to life at night.There are loads of decent bars cafe's and restaurants to choose from.My mum and i caught a taxi here and checked the shops out.It took about i hour and cost£10.The shops here were very good and i spent millions(ha ha).Kalkan and Kas are nice during the day because alot of tourists head for the beach and the streets are deserted,which was great when i wanted to shop til i dropped.If you like a tasteful and quiet place,with no tacky cheap tourist shops,do come to Kas and Kalkan. More Info: Here is Xanthos and the tombs and theater.It was demolished in a e arthquake. Here are some great web pages that i found very useful and informative,with loads of good advice and tips on Turkey.:
I had a hot chocolate massage at the Tulip Spa of the Titanic Port Hotel in Bakırköy, İstanbul. This masaji may not be unique for Europe - maybe not even the U.S. - but it was my first ever! Don't worry, it's not real sıcak çikolata; but if you're looking for a different experience, why not?Cost (in Jan. 2011): Up to 200TL
This is not a 'Things to do' but more of an explanation of a thing that you see. The following information was sent to me by VT member 'Sirvictor' to contribute to Gallipoli page. I thought it deserved a page of its own.If you enter the Strait of Dardanelles from Aegean Sea you will see on the right the Hills of Canakkale and on the left the Gallipoli Peninsula. On the Hills of Canakkale you will notice a warning in capital letters coloured with white chalk " Halt Traveller!" This warns all people who desire to enter the Dardanelles without permission. In March 18th 1915 British and French tried to enter the Dardanelles without permission and paid their desire with blood and heavy losses. After that bloody fight a Turkish poet called Necmettin Halil Onan wrote the following poem. The poem is translated into English by Tanwir Wasti. published by the March 18th University Magazine 2003To a...
In my opinion, you should start from Van and then head west. The weather is unpredictable, but eastern Turkey is very mountainous and snow can block some mountain passes even as early as November (some years also October). You should keep that in mind particularly if you intend to visit Nemrut Dagi, that remains closed since the first snows until late spring. If you only intend to drive on the main roads, then snow will not be a concern.You do not mention what attractions you are interested in around the coastal areas, but both October and November are not beach season. However, the tourist sites remain all year round, and you will be able to find accommodation. Also, the weather will be more clement in November than up in the highlands.
The countryside around Goreme is fascinating and even more so when seen from the high in the air or down among the weird shapes. Dawn is always the best time for ballooning and the 'firing up' of the burner is more spectacular in the half light.There are many companies offering flights - with or without breakfast, champagne or other wise but the view is the same for all. I went up with Kapadokia Balloons who give excellent service. We only had our celebratory breakfast when we had all helped to deflate and store the balloon - which is an experience in itself.
Me and friends joined a full day Bosphorus Boat Cruise last August and we now believe that it is the best way to explore the city of Istanbul with this cruise. They came and picked us up from our hotel and we drove to the port after collection some more people from other hotels. We got on the but, not a very big one but quite big enough for a medium size of group. Then we followed up the European cost line all the way up Sariyer, very close by the cost so that we could see everything in details and take lots of pictures and the came back following the Asian side this time. It took about two and a half hour to get back to the same place where we started but the cruise still did not end. We then went on Golden Horn, the part of Bosphorus dividing European part into two. We crossed under three bridges as watching Fener and Balat districts, these places were occupied by Greek and Armanian...
During the Byzantine era there were not enough sources of water inside the city walls. Water from sources in the forests of Belgrade was directed into some sixty cisterns built in Istanbul. The Yerebatan Cistern is the biggest of these, holding about 80 megalitres of water which was delivered through the Valens Aquaduct. It was used until the 16th century and restored in the mid 19th century. The restoration work was completed in 1987 and the cistern was opened to the public. At the back of the cistern there are two Medusa heads used as bases to columns. One is upside down, the other sideways. Scenes from the James Bond movie 'From Russia with Love' were filmed here.
Esans Hotel Istanbul
7 Reviews and 181 Opinions a very new hotel. very near to grande museums and sophia dome. sea is very near to hotel. we enjoy...
Welcome Barut Hotels Lara Spa Antalya
5 Reviews and 511 Opinions This was our first time in Turkey and first time in an all-inclusive hotel. i have to say - we all...
El Vino Hotel Bodrum
2 Reviews and 272 Opinions This small property is both central (10 min walk to the bazaar and waterfront) and secluded and...
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