Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Without any doubt the Marmara region revolves around the great
city of Istanbul but there are a great many other towns and cities
to visit too: some have attractions that may suit children, others do
not, but any of them may be well worth a visit if your family likes to
discover new places.
The beauty of the Marmara region is that you don't have to travel
too far to see historic attractions, visit restaurants and find parklands
to explore. Importantly, lying as it does around the Sea of Marmara,
there are miles and miles of soft sandy beaches to enjoy too, so your
children can have the best of all worlds.
The region has a good highway infrastructure so journeys from one
part of the area to another can be fast, with many link roads generally
of a high standard.
The town of
Tekirdag
with its wonderful beaches, the living his-
tory city of
Edirne
with its outstanding Ottoman architecture and
bazaars, and the quieter
Kirklareli
overlooking the Black Sea lie to the
north of the Bosphorus along with the Sea of Marmara and the
Dardenelle Straits. Collectively known as the
Trakya area
, it is
famous for its fields of sunflowers and vineyards.
The Marmara region's towns and cities to the south of Istanbul
include
Balikesir
and
Çanakkale
- famed for Homer's legendary
Trojan Horse. More central are the towns of
Bilecik
in the Sakarya
River Valley,
Yalova
with its natural springs, the major 'silk and ski'
city of
Bursa
and
Iznik,
famous for its glazed tiles that originate from
Ottoman times.
In terms of accommodation, the region ranges from bustling holi-
day resorts and quayside hotels to quieter mountain retreats and, like
the rest of Turkey, on the whole they all welcome children.
VISITOR
INFORMATION
north, along with Balikesir,
Bilecik, Bursa, Çanakkale,
Sakarya and Yalova. Istanbul, of
course, has a number of tourist
information offices dotted
around the city and may be a
good stopping-off point if you
fly into its Atatürk Havalimani
International Airport before
starting your journey to the
Marmara region.
Akçay (Edremit)
Akçay Caddesi, 1 Sok 1, Akçay;
b
+90 266 384 11 13
.
Tourist Information
Offices
The Marmara region is one of
the smaller areas of Turkey and is
relatively easy to explore. It is
served especially well by the
tourist authority in so far as
there are tourism offices in the
centre of most of the region's
main towns, such as Tekirda
g
,
Edirne and Kirklareli to the
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