Archive for the 'Bozcaada' Category

Bozcaada

Tuesday, October 6th, 2015

Bozcaada Bozcaada: Turkey’s third largest island located at the northern end of the Aegean region, Bozcaada, literally enchants everyone with its unmatched beauty. Located within Çanakkale province, Bozcaada welcomes all visitors who want to sightsee this magnificent island and spend a peaceful vacation amidst serene nature. Famous for its vineyards and adorned with the romantic […]

TROY (TRUVA)

Monday, March 10th, 2014

  The Fact and Fiction Surrounding the 4000 Year Old Ancient City Troy existed more than 4000 years as the center of ancient civilization. For many years, it was commonly believed that Troy was a myth, the product of fertile imaginations such as Homer’s, who made Hector, Helen, Achilles, Paris, Agamemnon and Priam so famous. […]

THE MARMARA REGION

Monday, March 10th, 2014

  THE MARMARA REGION A fast highway connects Istanbul with Izmit, the capital of Kocaeli province. An important city in Roman times known as Nicomedeia, it is now a prosperous industrial center. The restored Saatci Efendi Konak, a typical 18th-century Ottoman mansion, now serves as theEthnography Museum. Pismaniye, the local sweet, consists of thousands of thin layers of drawn sugar. Hereke, […]