Kemer - Leisure Paradise in Turkey

Kemer has everything to offer, except rest and seclusion. By car or bus is about 50 km from Antalya to Kemer. The well-known seaside resort in the ancient Idyros said, has paved the way to all-inclusive and mass tourism, which in no way pejorative sound. 

Kemer and Tekirova 
Blue Voyage including Kemer
Former fishing village
The former fishing village has aroused considerable financial burden within a short time in the Champions League catapulted the Turkish tourism. A lot of money flowed into the small village, which for centuries quite unnoticed thorn in the next Phaselis Rösch’s sleep was. The holiday metropolis should advance to showcase what has been implemented.

Visitors sun
Evil tongues and guides the city can appeal to no good. However, it has just the market and is adapted to the needs of sonnenhungrigen visitors. You can come across quite a few tour operators their holidays in Kemer book and you will find in each price category. The price-performance ratio is mostly true. If one compares it with similar offerings in Spain, France, Italy or Croatia recognize, the Turkish tourism managers have done all the work, Kemer each, and the comparison was closer look at the nose even substantially forward.

Rich’s Bay coast
The buchtenreiche coastline with its clean sea, vast pine forests and the mighty Taurus Mountains in the neck is a Mecca for the sonnenhungrigen West Europeans. There are many water sports facilities offered bathing tourists can participate in the wide pebble beach delight, partly filled with sand. You can find long ragende bridges into the sea, some from May, when the season starts right here, are open.

Camyuva and Kiris
The Kemer town includes the villages of Camyuva and Kiris, both impressed with their extensive beaches. Kemer offers a modern marina, bars and restaurants, entertainment for every taste. From “Oberbayern” to the techno club is in Kemer everything necessary.

Göynük and Beldibi
Excursion opportunities are there in plenty of Kemer well. There are the old villages and Göynük Beldibi, to invite strolling. Phaselis the great city of antiquity, once important port city and capital of the Lycian Federation, for history is just highly recommended. Slightly further south you can find the locations and Çirali Olympos, which are ideal for hiking and with the eternal flames of Chimaira and the old pirate stronghold very interesting highlights of the Lycian coast have to offer.

Activities and leisure time
Here one could still countless activities and opportunities for recreation as well, but we do not want to anticipate everything. You will find the time attractive travel packages to Kemer and its surroundings. In the pre-and post-season, you can benefit most from the abundance of offerings in Kemer.

Attractions Istanbul, Turkey

Since Istanbul a huge and very complex city, you should begin to explore a city tour. Unfortunately, the survey of the various attractions for most round trips too short. But it already receives a first impression of Istanbul. This is known then what was particularly impressive and can these parts of the city again later in peace anschauen.

For an overview of Istanbul to get, one can climb the Galata Tower. From there you can above the city with its beautiful buildings overlook well. Very nice and commendable is also a boat ride on the Bosphorus. This might give you the bank is close to churches and palaces at a leisurely drive through Istanbul chart. Galata Tower - Istanbul
Galata Tower

The southern European part of Istanbul should be to walk to the historical buildings in peace to be able to. Especially impressive are the Hagia Sophia, Topkapi the Seraglio and the Süleiman mosque. In any case, you are also the main commercial street Isticlal to entlangschlendern Galata tower to get a sense of colorful goings in Istanbul. Precisely for this reason also includes a visit to the Grand Bazaar is a must Istanbul programme of each trip.
Hagia Sophia
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Hagia Sophia, Turkey
The Hagia Sophia, how they can be admired today, already comes from the 6th Century. Even before this period stood at this point, a church, but was destroyed. Emperor Justinian was then 530 to the Hagia Sophia was built. This almost 1,500 years old building is the most beautiful and most famous landmark in Istanbul.

In the Hagia Sophia was the time of the Byzantine Empire, the coronation of the emperor. Moreover, the Hagia Sophia was the main church before in the Ottoman Empire was used as a mosque. Since 1934 the Hagia Sophia is now a museum.

The Hagia Sophia is its huge dome. It spans a large square room. On this mid-divided several side rooms, which also überkuppelt, the dominance of the main dome but subordinate.

As to the Hagia Sophia mosque has been transformed, they got the four distinctive minarets at the corners of the square construction. This was her today so striking silhouette. Hagia Sophia - Istanbul
Hagia Sophia

Address: Sultanahmet Square

Topkapi Palace / Topkapi Serail
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Topkapi Palace / Topkapi Serail, Turkey
As Istanbul still belonged to the Ottoman Empire, the Topkapi Palace (or Topkapi Seraglio) as a residence for the Sultan Mehmed built. The following sultans lived here with their harem. Each of them advanced the palace, so that now many buildings belong to the Topkapi Palace, like a labyrinth linked.

With the founding of Turkey was the Topkapi Palace into a museum. In the palace, you can use a lot of wealth and treasures of the sultans chart.
Address: Topkapi Palace Museum, Sultanahmet Square
Tram: Sultanahmet
Süleiman mosque
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Süleiman mosque, Turkey
The Suleiman mosque was from 1550 to 1560 built and is similar in their style of Hagia Sophia. As the Hagia Sophia, the main square area of the mosque by a huge dome covered. The side buildings are smaller domes covered me. To the mosque arcades are arranged. In addition, the Süleiman mosque with four minarets surrounded.

During a visit should also take the time and a small walk across the courtyard of the mosque Süleiman. Only then can the beauty of the area around the experience and has still a fantastic view of Istanbul. Sueleyman mosque - Istanbul

Sueleyman mosque - Istanbul
Süleiman mosque

Blue Mosque
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Blue Mosque, Turkey
The Blue Mosque is located opposite the Hagia Sophia and their style is copied. It was at the beginning of the 17th Century. The name received the Blue Mosque because of the blue tiles with which the mosque is decorated. Blue Mosque - Istanbul
Blue Mosque
Address: Hippodrome, Sultanahmet Square
Tram: Sultanahmet
Grand Bazaar (Kapali carsi)
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Grand Bazaar (Kapali Çarsi), Turkey
You should not miss the Grand Bazaar. This is the largest market of its kind in Turkey. Not only to shop, including the stroll through the many thousands of shops, cafes and restaurants is highly recommended, as you will the typical oriental flair experienced market Schreier, haggling, the smell of oriental spices and crowds.

Of course, there is everything to buy what the famous bazaars of Turkey are: carpets, gold, silver and jewellery, leather goods, oriental spices and much more. As for the prices should absolutely vigorously. Look at this, nor our best side to go shopping in Turkey!

Also on the small bazaar, which is not far away, you can find many things, especially imitations of branded products of all kinds also well attended, the book market.

izmir travel guide

izmir has approximately two million inhabitants to Istanbul Ankara  and the third largest city of Turkey. Izmir has an important port and is home to many railway lines, highways and an international airport, the traffic centre of the Turkish Aegean. In recent decades, around Izmir many industrial establishments located.

Previously, the city the name of Smyrna. Smyrna was founded about 1000 years BC by a strain of the Greeks. In the old legends says that Homer was born here. After several centuries of Smyrna, however, was destroyed. For the reconstruction continued Alexander the Great. Since Smyrna flourished and became a major trading city. It belonged until then to the Byzantine and Ottoman Empire. The Greek-Turkish war from 1920 to 1922 the Greeks occupied the city, and later the Turks conquered but Izmir back.

Although many historic buildings by earthquakes and fires have been destroyed, there are still some places in Izmir. On the hill above the town is Kadifekale, an ancient castle. From up there you have a beautiful view of Izmir, the bay of Izmir and the sea. Below the hilltop is the agora, the marketplace and thus the ancient center of Izmir.
Geschichtsinteressierten visitors is the Archaeological Museum of Izmir recommended. There is archaeological finds from the famous excavation sites in Turkey. Very interesting is a stroll through the bazaar of Izmir: In contrast to the usual market places in the tourist centres in the bazaar to buy mostly locals. As a result, the bazaar is a very Oriental flair and you will find not only the usual “tourist kitsch”.

Who after a stroll through Izmir for rest and relaxation will find this in the cultural park. In the midst of greenery, there are many restaurants, cafes, tea rooms and even a small zoo.

In the district of Alsancak wonderful day you can buy, because there are many good shops and boutiques. On the evening open in Alsancak many clubs, bars and nightclubs. Alsancak represent the modern life in Turkey, next to the cultural remains of the Orient. This contrast makes sehenswertem Izmir to a destination.