Population: 2,400 Market day: Wednesday South of Bolu, a wonderful winding road runs through pine forest and past the huge Seben Gölü (Lake Seben)…
“Leaded Town” Population: 1,500 Old name: Elegmi Heading from Mudanya to Gemlik along the coast of the Sea of Marmara you will pass…
Population:102,500 Old name: Kios, Prusias ad Mare There’s no reason why you would want to make a special trip to Gemlik, a large…
Population: about 6,000 Old names: Billaeus, Tieion On the map Filyos looks a mere hop and a skip from Zonguldak. In reality, however,…
“Sandy Shore” Population: 700 Old name: Sige, Siği There’s not really a lot of reason why you would…
If you don’t mind being a little away from the main city-centre attractions then one of the nicest areas to stay in Bursa…
“Scent Village” Population: under 2,000 Other name: Gümüstepe Market day: Monday Nine km southwest of the Çekirge suburb of Bursa…
Due east of the Heykel is an attractively green area called Setbaşı whose centrepiece is a bridge over the Gökdere river valley (sadly…
Probably the single best known sight of Bursa is the so-called Green Tomb (Yeşil Türbesi) that stands in the district called Yeşil (Green), immediately…
Happily for visitors, many of Bursa’s main sites are right in the centre of town in the area known as Çarşı (the Market).…