Marmara Resort

... {yali in Turkish) and under two huge suspension bridges.  Back on the bus we went onto a car ferry across the sea of Marmara to a lunch stop on the Asian side of Turkey.  On to Iznit and Nicea to see the very old church of Haghia Sophia, now a ...

... sea colour now changed from the blue of the Aegean to a brownie/green.  We spent the evening in the small western Marmara Sea settlement of  Kemer.  Not very interesting and dominated by a massive new power plant and harbour. May 21 No ...

... and the Ottoman Empire. Sieges and wars have been fought back and forth, through and across the Dardenelles, the strait between the Marmara Sea and the Aegean - the Trojan wars, Alexander the Great, the disaster at Gallipoli. It is a city of the senses. ...

... on weekends. On Saturday, therefore, I sought to escape the heat and humidity of Bursa by going to the coast of the Sea of Marmara, at a nearby town of Mudanya. It worked. There the heat was less, and the breeze from the sea was as enlivening as Friday's ...

... membership talks with the European Union in 2005.  Geography Strategic location controlling the Turkish Straits (Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, Dardanelles) that link Black and Aegean Seas; Mount Ararat, the legendary landing place of Noah’s ark, ...

... "; this is a small place ( and quite religious ). Later the penny dropped the ferry had taken me to Sarayler on Marmara island not Marmara town. So I'm probably about 12 km away from the Istanbul ferry terminal. That's what happens when you don't have a ...

... We had a very pleasant day taking in the sights of the Bosphorus as we slowly motored along the northern European shore. The Sea of Marmara end, where the current is at its strongest and the ferries the most numerous, was a little daunting as 'might is ...

... Sea, mountain ranges and isolated volcanoes of Turkey, but nothing identifiable. See the big lake just east of the Sea of Marmara, with some large mountains, streaked with white, maybe snow.    Take incoming photos of the coastline near the ...

... would instantly shock one awake. Then, to our surprise, the coach boarded a ferry and we got a half hour trip on the Sea of Marmara after which breakfast was served - bread , honey and peach juice. We arrived at the Varan depot at about 6.00 on a cold ...

... this morning.  Up onto the roof terrace for breakfast, which is pleasant with views over the roof tops and the sea of Marmara.  After breakfast we were going to go to Topkapi Palace but because it is the end of Ramadan and is now known as ...