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İstanbul to Datça & Bozburun
Peninsulas South to the Med
This journey across the Sea of Marmara and western
Anatolia, followed by a cruise along the Mediterranean
coast to one of the Aegean region's loveliest corners,
combines glossy-brochure highlights and hidden gems.
İstanbul (
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Atatürk made Ankara the Turkish capital, but İstanbul remains one of the world's most ex-
citing cities. Begin with a look at Sultanahmet's monumental buildings and historic sites (in
addition to the obvious Byzantine and Ottoman sites, check out the intriguing subterranean
Basilica Cistern
). Next, get a feel for the sheer energy of this booming metropolis, best
experienced on a wander down
İstiklal Caddesi
and a night in
Beyoğlu's
rooftop bars and
meyhanes
(taverns).
İSTANBUL BURSA
Three to four hours
To Mudanya or Yalova, then bus.
Four to five hours
Around the Sea of Marmara.
Bursa (
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After crossing the Sea of Marmara, spend a night in the first Ottoman capital. In the centre
is a diverting mix of mosques, including Sultan Beyazıt I's 20-dome
Ulu Camii
, and
mar-
kets
, where you can buy Bursa's traditional products, shadow puppets and silk, in age-old
caravanserais.
BURSA EĞIRDIR
Eight hours
Direct or via Isparta.
Car hire available in Bursa.
Eğirdir (
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This waterfront town in western Anatolia's Lake District offers a pleasant slice of rural
Turkish life. There are 13th-century
Seljuk buildings
to explore and a peninsula to wander
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