tourism

 Manisa City Map

 Manisa city is located western of Turkey. It lies in the valley of the Gediz River (ancient Hermus River), below Mount Sipylus (Manisa Dağı), 32 km northeast of Izmir. It was called Magnesia ad Sipylum in ancient times, and the Magnetes of Thessaly are thought to have been its first inhabitants in [...]

Istanbul is Turkey’s most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. Located on both sides of the Bosphorus, the narrow strait between the Black Sea and the Marmara Sea, Istanbul bridges Asia and Europe both literally and figuratively. Istanbul’s population is variously estimated between 12 and 15 million people, making it also one of [...]

 Nemrut Mountain and Lake Map

The Throne Of The Gods

The Mount Nemrut tomb-sanctuary was probably built for king Antiochus Theos of Kommagene who believed he was a descendant of Apollo, in the first part of the first century BC. The main feature is a tumulus (tomb hill) about 50 meters high, underneath which it is thought, [...]

Trabzon City Map

Trabzon (formerly Trebizond) is in Black Sea Turkey.

 
How to Get in

By plane from Ankara or Istanbul.
By bus from Istanbul Departs several times per day.

By Boat
Turkish Maritime Lines used to operate two weekly ferryboats between Istanbul and various Black Sea ports.
 
Aya Sofya Museum. A beautiful and picturesque church converted into a mosque that still [...]