The Marmara Region

The Roman province Trakia (Thrace) is separated from the rest of Turkey by the Bosphorus, the Marmara Sea and the Straits of Dardenelle. Edirne, near the borders of Greece and Bulgaria, is well known for the masterpieces of Sinan architect Mimar local, with beautiful examples from the Ottoman Empire. The region is also known for the lush fields full of vines and sunflowers cultivated for its seeds and oil. The cities in the region, Balikesir, Bilecik, Bursa, Canakkale, Edirne, Istanbul, Kirklareli, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Tekirdag and Yalova.

The Marmara region, a turbulent past. In the year 481 BC, the Second Persian, the Persian king Xerxes is a bridge of boats on the Dardanelles Straits between Abydos and Sestos. In the same location, the infamous story of the love of Leander and Hera, Who buried in the waters of the Strait. And since Mustafa Kemal was the first major victory against the enemy forces in the First World War and the war graves and battlegrounds of Gelibolu visited by thousands of tourists each year.

The animation of the city of Izmit with fruit and vegetables is now a center of industry and in the vicinity of Hereke is famous for its carpets. To the south is Iznik, renowned during Ottoman times for its glazed tiles which adorned the mosques and tombs and its high walls of the city of Byzantium. Bursa, the country of silk, was the first capital of the Ottoman Empire and place of birth of the modern Turkish culture. Mosques, like Yesil Came and Ulu Cami, are some of the most important and most beautiful in the country. The first ski station was on the mountain of Uludag, south of the city.

Tekirdag, with beautiful examples of Ottoman architecture and broad beaches, is known for its vineyards and wine festivals. In the north is Gonen with its famous thermal springs and the port of Bandirma, the biggest Wednesday the Marmara to Istanbul. Near the city and on the shores of Manyas is Kuscenneti (Bird Heaven) National Park with 239 species of birds, many of them migrate from Europe and Asia in the summer and fly south before winter.

One of the shore of the Marmara Sea are a whole series of beautiful beaches and resorts, whose Cinarcik, Armutlu, Gemlik, Mudanya, Erdek, the Marmara Sea and the islands AVSA, Denizkent, Sarkoy and Silivri. In the West Yalova, a famous its thermal sources.