Tiled arches and other decorative touches distinguish Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, famous for its hundreds of shops selling everything from carpets to gold jewelry to soccer shirts.
“If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Constantinople,” marveled Alphonse de Lamartine, the 19th-century French writer and politician. Sixteen centuries as the legendary capital of the Byzantine, Roman, and Ottoman Empires, Istanbul has long entranced the civilized world. more…
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Marmaris Turkey marks the spot where the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas meet. It boasts one of the largest natural harbors in the world, and is set at the head of a peninsula on the lovely Turquoise Coast.
Located on a lovely peninsula that juts out into the sea to only about fifteen miles from the island of Kos in Greece, Bodrum Turkey is one of the beach resorts set on the beautiful Turquoise Coast. The peninsula is about halfway between Kusadasi (about 40 miles to the north) and Marmaris (about 35 miles to the south).
Ankara Turkey is the second-largest city in the country after Istanbul. It is also the capital of Turkey and located almost in the center of the country’s interior. There are numerous things to do and attractions to see here, even though it is not always on the itineraries of many tourists’ vacation packages.
Once known as Smryna, Izmir Turkey is the third largest city in the country after Istanbul and Ankara, the nation’s capital. It is steeped in history that stretches back to more than 3,000 years before the Christian era, and there are numerous Izmir attractions that make it the second most visited city in Turkey, after Istanbul. Because of this, there are many flights to Izmir and it boasts a modern, international airport. It also is an internationally important seaport and routine port stop for large ocean cruise liners.