Istanbul and surroundings

Istanbul and its surroundings have enough attractions to be the protagonists of a single trip, as is the case in some of our tours.
Not only because this city is a megalopolis that
offers everything to its visitors (history, culture, gastronomy, entertainment…) but also because in its vicinity are located other smaller but interesting cities from different points of view: natural, religious, monumental…

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What we mean by Istanbul and surroundings

The term “Istanbul and surroundings” does not correspond to any specific territorial division.
In fact, it would be more correct to speak of ‘Marmara region’, but with this denomination we facilitate the understanding of the area and we refer to a broad territory that covers
different cores:

  • The city of Istanbulwhich is spread over the two shores of the Bosphorus Strait and, therefore, between Asia and Europe.
  • The Eastern Thracethat is, the portion of Turkish territory extending into Europe (beyond Istanbul).
  • The Turkish territory around the Dardanelles Strait and the Sea of Marmara, with cities such as Çanakkale and BursaThe Turkish territory around the Dardanelles Strait and the Marmara Sea, highlighting cities such as Çanakkale and Bursa.

What to see in Istanbul and surroundings

The area we have called “Istanbul and surroundings” stands out for its contrasts and its contrasts.
En algunos casos encontramos ciudades llenas de historia, pero en otros casos son desarrollos relativamente recientes pero interesantes desde un punto de vista natural y social.
Estos son algunos destinos a los que podemos llevarte:

Istanbul Travel Guide

Istanbul

Few cities in the world treasure such a rich history as Istanbul, called Byzantium by the Greeks and Constantinople by the Romans.
Its Ottoman imprint is evident in buildings such as the Blue Mosque, but in other spaces the
mixing of civilizations is evident, such as its iconic Hagia Sofia.
And to all this he adds a
frenetic pace of lifewith large bazaars and an intense offer of leisure and gastronomy.

Bursa

Bursa

A city declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, its main historical attractions revolve around its golden age of golden agewhen it was capital of the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century, before the conquest of Constantinople.
Mosques, mausoleums and other monuments showcase the best of early Ottoman architecture.
And not far from the city, a must-see getaway is Uludag, a ski resort where one of the longest cable cars in the world is located.

Çanakkale

Çanakkale is world famous for the Battle of Dardanelles (also called Gallipoli), during the First World War, which caused heavy casualties on both sides (British and Ottoman), which led to the creation of a memorial on its battlefields. memorial on its battlefields.
Viajar hasta aquí, por tanto, es una forma de descubrir este hecho trascendental para el siglo XX, y sus consecuencias.

Troy (archaeological site)

An archaeological site has to be very evocative to attract tourists from all over the world.
And Troy is, for it is here that
mixes the mythical and the historicalthe human and the divine, which can be discovered in situ in situ among the ruins of the various cities that overlap each other, but also in the Museum of Troy built for this purpose.

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