Inspiring places of interest, scrumptious food, imaginative art, sweet sounding music, culture and history. Our short breaks experience takes in all the sights, tastes, cultural and historical wonders Istanbul has to offer. Istanbul Tours can be organised for 3, 4 or 5 days either as standalone tours or as the start/end of a bigger tour programme. […]
Marmara Region
This region envelopes the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles and includes the cities of Istanbul, Bursa, Izmit and Edirne. Turkey`s only European portion, the flat plain of eastern Thrace is part of the region. South of Marmara the countryside is characterised by rolling hills where a wide variety of fruit and market garden vegetables are produced. Near Bursa is a mountainous range featuring the ski resort and national park of Uludağ, the ancient Bithynian Olympus.
The countryside around Istanbul, Edirne, Bursa and the Sea of Marmara is low hills and rolling farmland, excellent for fruit orchards (apricots, grapes, peaches) as well as vegetables, sunflowers and grain.
Annual temperatures range from a low of about -16 C/ 3 F in winter to 40 C/104 F in summer. The region can be humid with an average of 73%.
Covering all the principle sites of Aegean and Mediterranean Turkey and Cappadocia.
The Grand Tour of Eastern Turkey is a luxury tour that will allow you to experience the best that this extraordinary region has to offer in cultural, geographic and historical terms all in the context of luxury, fully provisioned and equipped coaches and staying in the best hotels that the region can boast. Using our […]