The Aegean Region - Turkey with Your Family: From Bustling Bazaars to Historic Sites - page 118

VISITOR
INFORMATION

and Thomson (see p. 34). The
Izmir Adnan Menderes
International Airport at Izmir
( www.adnanmenderesairport.com )
serves the north of the region,
while the Bodrum-Milas
Havaalani Airport is at Milas,
about 32km (20 miles) away
from Bodrum ( b [phone]
01 ) and the Dalaman Airport
( b [phone] www.atm
airport.aero/Dalaman_en/index.
php ) at Dalaman serve the south,
along with some parts of the
Mediterranean region.
Havas ( b [phone] )
provides bus transfers from all
airports.
By Bus and Rail The major
towns and cities of the Aegean
region are well served by inter-
city buses that run an efficient
system. There are three main bus
companies that have head offices
in Istanbul. You can obtain
information about all the routes
from the Istanbul office.
The three largest bus compa-
nies are:
Kâmil Koç , Istanbul b +90 212
658 20 00 ; Bursa b [phone]
50 00 .
Ulusoy , Istanbul b [phone]
71 00 , www.ulusoy.com.tr .
Varan , Istanbul b [phone]
74 , www.varan.com.tr ).
The Aegean region is also served
by trains operated by the Turkish
State Railway , the TCDD ( www.
tcdd.gov.tr ), see p. 35.

Tourist Information
Offices
The coastline of the Aegean is
easy to navigate despite having
more than its fair share of penin-
sulas, but even most of the
inland towns and cities can be
reached easily via the area's good
road network. Take care on some
of the more scenic routes how-
ever as they tend not to be well
signposted and have few ameni-
ties. Before setting off on a jour-
ney it is a good idea to gather as
much information and as many
local maps as possible, and as the
region has some 20 or so tourist
information offices, there will
not be a shortage of either.
Akçay (Edremit)
Akçay Caddesi, 1 Sok 1, Akçay,
b [phone]
Aydin
Veysi Pa @ a Mah., Fevzi Çakmak
Caddesi No 1, Aydin, b +90 256
213 50 06

Ayvalik
Yat Limani Kar @ isi (opposite the
harbour), Ayvalik, b [phone]
21 22

Balikesir
Valilik Binasi, Kat 5, Balikesir,
b [phone]
Bergama
Bergama Hükümet Kona g i, B
Blok Zemin Kat, Bergama, b +90
232 631 28 51

118