Turkey for sure is one of the places to enjoy the beauties of nature. Turkey is a country where you can find an enormous variety of natural attractions and climate. It feels as if you are in the Balkans or the Middle East, in Asia or in Europe at the same time. Pamukkale and Cappadocia have a magical landscape. In …
Comparing to the other popular buildings in Istanbul like Hagia Sophia or Topkapi Palace, Kız Kulesi, relatively small is one of the most famous buildings in Istanbul. Located in a small islet on the Bosphorus, shrouded with legends, today is a popular place for couples visiting the local restaurant and café. View of the Bosphorus and Istanbul’s skyline seen from …
At the foot of one of the temples in south-western Turkey are mythological gates of hell – Italian archaeologists announced. They claim that the mythological description of the temple where the gate to Hades was, has much in common with the ancient ruins located in Hierapolis, nowadays known as Pamukkale. In mythology, a staircase leading down to a cave filled …
The highest peak of Turkey is Mount Ararat (Turkish: Ağrı) The massif of Ararat is around 40 km. The mountains of Ararat have a great significance since it was mentioned in the Great Book of Genesis that Noah’s Ark had it stops after the great flood. Mount Ararat has actually 2 peaks- one is named Greater Ararat which is 5,137 …
Nemrut Mountain (Nemrut Dağı) is an extraordinary place in Turkey. There are a lot of examples of places which are extremely beautiful but not so easy to reach. Mount Nemrut is one of them. But this is only one of the reason why it makes it so special and it is definitely worth to visit it! Ancient Statues standing on …
Göbekli Tepe is one of the biggest discoveries in archeology and a photography exhibition about it is in Istanbul for the first time! Göbekli Tepe where the religious monuments and artifacts date to 12 000 years ago has been described as a historian’s oldest temple and the biggest-ever find in the world of archeology. Göbekli Tepe was built 7500 years …
Cappadocia is a very popular place to visit for holidays. People will always say that they are going to visit Cappadocia instead of saying the name of the city which is located in that region. Cappadocia is the most famous natural wonder in Turkey. It is located in the central part of Anatolia, and its boundaries are not sharply defined, …
