Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
UNESCO city of Safranbolu and
the history-rich Trabzon are both
features of the region.
the coming months, the location
of art venues and museums and
where to head for if you love golf
or sailing, while www.tourism
turkey.org provides a resource
centre for news and information.
It covers all the regions and
cities, major tourist attractions
and leisure activities like winter
sports, thermal resorts, yachting,
eco-tourism, ornithology and
watersports. A number of the
towns and cities of the country
have their own websites. Among
them are www.canakkaleguide.
com for information on
Çanakkale, also Pamukkale's site
www.pamukkale.gov.tr , Izmir's
at www.izmirtourizm.gov.tr ,
Ku @ adasi's at www.kusadası.gov.tr ,
Selçuk's at www.selcuk.gov.tr ,
Fethiye's at www.fethiye.net , the
bay of Ölü Deniz at www.olu
denizbeach.com , Marmaris at
www.marmarisinfo.com , Artvin's at
www.artvin.gov.tr , and the historic
cities of Trabzon and Safranbolu
at www.trabzonkulturturizm.gov.tr
and www.safranbolu.gov.tr respec-
tively.
Ankara & the Anatolia
Region - Chapter 8
Ankara is the capital of Turkey
and as such is a lively, cultural
and cosmopolitan city. It also
has a large population, and
because children are so impor-
tant to the Turkish people, many
theme parks and attractions have
been specially created for them.
The Anatolia region is vast and
comprises mainly huge areas of
mountains and countryside,
dotted by towns and villages.
Its most famous region is
Cappadocia, where the extraor-
dinary rock formations around
the villages of Göreme, Ürgüp
and Derinkuyu, known as the
'Fairy Chimneys', and its hun-
dreds of underground cities,
have secured it a place on the
world tourist map.
VISITOR
INFORMATION
ESSENTIALS
Useful Websites
There are a number of websites
to help you as you prepare your
itinerary. The www.gototurkey.
co.uk website and the www.
tourismturkey.org website are the
official sites of the Turkish
Culture and Tourism Office.
The first gives in-depth informa-
tion in English of events and
festivals that are happening over
Getting There
By Plane The easiest way to get
to Turkey is by air. All major
towns and resorts have modern
airports with every convenience
for the traveller. Air travel is, by
and large, quick, reasonably
inexpensive and the most stress-
free way to travel with children
from Europe.
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