Posts Tagged small hotels
Safranbolu City Guide
Posted by Hotels for You in Karabük - Safranbolu on 20 April 2010
Safranbolu is a town boasting a glorious collection of old Ottoman houses, with a rich collection of pieces of art which represents traditional Turkish life and culture. Its rich history and success in preserving it earned the town an inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The best known for its old Turkish houses, the town is attracting more attention especially as these 19th century homes are gradually disappearing Read the rest of this entry »
Milas City Guide
Posted by Hotels for You in Muğla - Milas on 07 April 2010
The touristic district Milas remains in Mugla city, which is valuable to see with its beaches, lakes, antic cities, Turkish and Islamic pieces of arts.
History
One of the most important cities of Karya, antic Mylasa, has taken its name from Mylasos, who came from the Aiolos generation, and was the reign of winds and resides within Aiolia Island in Mediterranean according to mythology. “asa” suffix of Mylasa name, is showing that Milas is founded at very ancient times (3.000 B. C.). Read the rest of this entry »
Pamukkale City Guide
Posted by Hotels for You in Pamukkale on 25 March 2010
The stunning white calcium pools, which cling to the side of a ridge, have long been one of the most famous picture postcard views of Turkey. Pamukkale, literally meaning “cotton castle”, is also the site of the ancient city of Hierapolis of which there are many interesting ruins, and is a very popular destination for a short visit. Read the rest of this entry »
Marmaris City Guide
Posted by Hotels for You in Marmaris on 25 February 2010
Once a sleepy fishing village, Marmaris has ballooned into one of the largest resorts on the Aegean coastof Turkey. Little of its history remains, as the town is now a modern development with tourism at its heart and soul. The population swells to a massive 200,000 in the summer, with most hotels, restaurants, nightclubs and shops catering to low-cost package holidays, although there are facilities for all budgets. Read the rest of this entry »
Bodrum – Torba City Guide
Posted by Hotels for You in Torba on 13 February 2010
The Bodrum peninsula, at the centre of Turkey’s Aegean coast, has attracted tourists for some 2,500 years. What those early travellers came to see – the natural beauty attested to by Herodotus and the architectural splendours of the civilisation into which he was born – remain the major attractions of the area today. Some spend their days enthralled by the sea – sailing aboard one of the distinctive broad-hulled gulets, snorkeling round a rocky headland or slicing an athletic crawl through the aquamarine water. Others head inland, exploring the ruins and travelling back in time to rediscover the peace and harmony of a world which, for most of us, has all but disappeared. Read the rest of this entry »
Gölköy City Guide
Posted by Hotels for You in Gölköy on 11 February 2010
Gölköy: Located 13 km in north of Bodrum, where the beautiful cove blends the green of olive, tangerine and pine trees with that of palms. Because it faces the north, it is always lush and the water in the cove is cooler than that in the other coves. Read the rest of this entry »
Bodrum City Guide
Posted by Hotels for You in Bodrum on 09 February 2010
Homer describes Bodrum as “The land of eternal blue” and the words of another resident of Bodrum, Cevat Şakir, who said “The heavenly bliss of life in Bodrum is better than any eternal bliss that may await us” were not without foundation in reality. Throughout history of Bodrum, known as Halicarnassos in ancient times, has always been fought over and people have been unwilling to share its beauty with others. Read the rest of this entry »
Kuşadası – City Guide
Posted by Hotels for You in Kuşadası on 06 February 2010
This seaside resort town has grown up immensely in the last 30 years, and is especially popular with package holiday-makers from Europe. From a population of 6000 in the 1970s, it is now closer to 50,000, although a high proportion of this are part of the tourist industry and here only for the summer.
Many cruising ships travelling around the Aegean Islands stop here, especially because of its close proximity (20km) to Selcuk. Kusadasi is a good base to explore this and other ancient cities like Priene and Didyma. Read the rest of this entry »
Aydın / Didim – City Guide
Posted by Hotels for You in Didim on 06 February 2010
According to myth, “After God created men, he shook off the scrap clay from his hands; and the pieces of clay fell on the Aegean Sea. The islands and shores of this region are so awe inspiring because they have been created from the same clay with men.” With its thousands of islands of which some are not even shown on the maps and with its curved shores, Aegean Sea couldn’t possibly be described in a better way!.. Didim is set on this fantastic geographical part of the world. It is 175 km south from the Turkey’s third largest city İzmir; 70 km from Kuşadası and 110 km from Bodrum, which are the two important touristic resorts of the country. Read the rest of this entry »
Assos – City Guide
Posted by Hotels for You in Assos on 01 February 2010
Assos is one of the few ancient sites with people still living and working in it. Aristotle, Plato’s most famous student and tutor of Alexander the Great, lived and taught here for three years. Outside the north gate of Assos you can find burial sites with many Sarcophagi and terracotta tombs. From the entrance to the city, you will see twenty meters high walls leading into the Gymnasium, Agora and finally the Theatre. There are also buildings and churches from the dark ages. Some guests rise early to climb to the Temple of Athena to enjoy the dawn to the sound of goats’ bells. Read the rest of this entry »
