 Gomez and Murphy in Istanbul
Gomez and Murphy Adventures • • • • • • • • Istanbul Founded 600 years before Christ and continuously inhabited for 25 centuries...Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul, the Paris of the East...where to begin with such an ancient and fascinating city? You can't just read a brochure to familiarize yourself with its history - you have to read a library. Starting with Constantine in the 4th century A.D., it was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire for nearly 1200 years. Coveted by the Muslims sin... - http://rivieramaya.netfirms.com/istanbul.htm 02/01/2005 - Category: Travel - More from this publisher
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 Capadocia, Urgup, Goreme, Nevsehir, Turkey-Adiyamanli.org
NEVSEHiR Nevsehir is the capital of the Cappadocia region and is a perfect starting point for extensively Urgup-Goreme visiting the area. The first settlements date back to 3000 BC; its oldest name was "Nyssa." The city also has some interesting remains from the Seljuk period, such as the castle which stands at the highest point of the city. The Kursunlu Mosque has an impressive complex of buildings and a medresse surrounding it which dates back to 1726. The museum displays a rich col... - http://www.adiyamanli.org/peribacalari.html 02/01/2005 - Category: Travel - More from this publisher
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 TURKEY - Historic and Cultural Sites
HISTORIC AND CULTURAL SITES 's humanized landscape is inseparable from its culture. Nevertheless, to the outsider, gives a new meaning to wilderness, because even in the most inaccessible or isolated parts (such as the high mountain tops or the secret places in the valleys) the visitor remains with the feeling that sometime in history this place, now wild and untended, has been the home to civilizations with settled villages and city life for nine thousand years in . T hese were people of diffe... - http://www.allaboutturkey.com/sites.htm 02/01/2005 - Category: Travel - More from this publisher
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Antalya Web Site - Historical Sites (Antalya)
ANCIENT CITIES AND HISTORICAL SITES Antalya Antalya (Merkez) TERMESSOS Termessos is perhaps the most interesting ancient city in Antalya region. It is a Psidian city built at a height of 1050 meters in the Taurus Mountains. Termessos constitutes an unusual synthesis of a large number of rare plants and animal species, which are under protection in the Termessos National Park. When turning off the Antalya-Burdur highway (11 km.) in the direction of Korkuteli, the Termessos signpost will be seen ... - http://www.antalya-ws.com/english/location/antalya/history.asp?out=1 02/01/2005 - Category: Travel - More from this publisher
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 Kusadasi Caravanserai
Kusadasi, Hotels in Kusadasi and Ephesus - Let the great moments begin in Turkey Kusadasi Caravanserai It is near the port of Kusadasi. It was built by the vizier Okuz Mehmed Pasha and was restored 1966. It is an Ottoman Castle built for sea trade. The courtyard has 8.50 x 21.60 m. dim. It is surrounded by a two storied porched in door area. There are two stairs to upper floor, one to the north - west, the other to the Southeast comers. The entrance of the caravanserai is in the north. The marb... - http://www.kusadasi.biz/caravanserai.asp 02/01/2005 - Category: Travel - More from this publisher
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 ephesus
Welcome to Turizm.net! E P H E S U S According to the old legends, Ephesus was founded by the female warriors known as the Amazons. The name of the city is thought to have been derived from "APASAS", the name of a city in the "KINGDOM OF ARZAWA" meaning the "city of the Mother Goddess". Ephesus was inhabited from the end of the Bronze Age onwards, but changed its location several times in the course of its long history in accordance with habits and requirements. Ca... - http://www.turizm.net/cities/ephesus/ 02/01/2005 - Category: Travel - More from this publisher
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