Thursday, August 21, 2014

The 25 essential must-see places Part Two

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.
Nature and ruins around Antalya (on the Mediterranean coast)
emphasize the ancient Myra (or Mira) which is accessed from Demre Kale with its Lycian tombs carved into the rock and Greco-Roman theater; it relates to St. Nicholas of Myra as the real Santa Claus; the romantic city Lycian ruins of Phaselis (or Tekirova Phaselis or), expanded along three creeks suggestive; Roman amphitheater in Aspendos (Belkis), the best preserved of Antiquity; and the beautiful waterfalls in the High DDEN Lara Plaji, at its mouth on the Mediterranean.
Pictured Roman theater in Aspendos.
Other Sites and monuments of interest:

On the Mediterranean coast
Antalya City
Gateway to the so-called Turkish Riviera, Antalya surprised by the charm of its restored old Roman port and marina and the preservation of the old neighborhood, Kaleiçi where old Ottoman houses are mixed with Roman ruins.Pozo St. Paul in Tarsus (Tarsi) Founded by the Argonauts according to Strabo and birthplace of the apostle Paul, Tarsus still remains of the supposed holy house that are made ​​visible to the visitor under slabs of glass and its miraculous well of the garden (Senpol Kuyusu), which they say has healing properties mígicas. Antakya City In ancient Antioch found the fabulous Archaeological Museum, which exhibits a splendid collection of Roman mosaics and Byzantine, and is regarded as " the first cathedral in the world ", the Grotto of St. Peter, carved into the hillside Staurin (de la Cruz) and declared Holy Place by the Vatican in 1983.


Source: http://viajar.elperiodico.com/turquia/lugar2.htm

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