Thursday, August 21, 2014

The 25 essential must-see places Part one

The 25 essential must-see places
The mixture of civilizations, cultures and empires has given Turkey a burst only by its natural beauty rich history.Considered the largest museum outside world, the country has turquoise beaches, waterfalls, forests, unique rock formations and cities with lots to see.
Ruins of Pergamum and Ephesus legendary (On the shores of the Aegean)
In the province of Izmir (ancient Smyrna, birthplace of Homer), the current Bergama sits next to the ruins of ancient Pergamum, home to the second largest library of Antiquity there invented the scrolls, after Alexandria, and renamed Asclepieion, a large medical complex sacred; while in Ephesus Temple of Artemis headquarters, Wonders of Antiquity, there is a magnificent example of monumental Roman city, partially excavated and rebuilt during the nineteenth century.
Pictured ruins of Pergamon, now Bergama.
Other Sites and monuments of interest:

South of the Sea of ​​Marmara
Bursa City and nearby town of Iznik (the ancient Nicaea)
Very different, both are tied to the holiday destination of Istanbul Iznik tiles for its production and its well-preserved old town surrounded by cypress trees, peach trees and vineyards surrounded of mountains and a lake at his feet;and Bursa, the first capital of the Ottoman Empire, for its spa (ekirge) attached to the slopes of Mount Uludag and mosques in the fifteenth century the Sublime (Ulu Camii) and Green (Yesil Camii), annexed to the Green Tomb neighborhood (Yesil Trbe).

On the shores of the Aegean
Ruins of Assos
in the Biga Peninsula, under fantastic cliffs, between old stones converted into hotels front of a beautiful harbor and just lives off tourism survives memory deep discussions of Plato and Aristotle and his pupil footprint . two of the Apostles, St. Paul and St. Luke, who sailed from here to the nearby Greek island of Lesbos Ancient cities of Priene, Miletus and Didyma The port of Kusadasi is the ideal starting point to visit three interesting sites starting: beautiful Priene , on the slopes of Monte Mykale; Miletus the grid south of the current Ske, known for being the first city rebuilt (in 479 BC) on a perfect urban grid; and, associated with it, the temple of Didyma, one of the most prestigious oracle in the Greek world.
etween the Aegean and Mediterranean
Villas Bodrum, Marmaris, Fethiye and Oludeniz
Waterfront these bright turquoise seas, protected from pine covered slopes, these three tourist sites hosting the avid traveler to combine the bustle of its ports with luxury yachts with the beauty of its historic districts or archaeological remains that adorn them.

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