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ten top-rated tourist attractions in
Turkey packed to the brim with ancient
monuments left over from a parade of
conquerors and endowed with showcase
scenery that never fails to impress
turkey is a dazzling destination that
straddles Asia and Europe its vibrant
culture famous food and vast history
while all who venture here while its
glorious landscapes from the sun-soaked
Mediterranean to the mighty mountains
and arid steppe are highlights in
themselves whether you want to slap up
the Byzantine and ottoman glories of
Istanbul on a city break lays on the
beach delve into history wandering
through ruins such as Ephesus or see
some of the world's most surreal
panoramas in pamukkale and Cappadocia
this country has attractions galore one
on Apopka renowned as one of the most
beautiful buildings in the world the
spellbinding Byzantine glory of the
obvious off your Museum Haeju Sofia is
not only one of the top things to do in
Istanbul but also in Turkey the
staggering bulk of its exterior is
rimmed by the delicate minarets added
after the Ottoman conquest while the Sun
to ascend cavernous frescoed interior is
a grand reminder of old Constantinople
might and power this famed monument is a
must do for every tourist visiting the
country to Ephesus not to be missed
the mighty ruin of Ephesus is a city of
colossal monuments and marble Colin
Rhodes one of the most complete still
standing Roman cities in the
Mediterranean reach
this is the place to experience what
life must have been flight during the
Golden Age of the Roman Empire a
sightseeing trip here will take at least
half a day to cover the major highlights
and longer if you really want to explore
so make sure that you play on your visit
so you don't feel rushed three
Cappadocia
the surreal swooping rock valleys of
Cappadocia are every photographer's
dream cliff ridges and Hill crests are
home to rippling panoramas have waved
like rocker wacky shaped pinnacles that
have been formed by millennia of wind
and water action and if you don't feel
like hiking for the views this is one of
the world's top destinations to take a
hot-air balloon ride
if the lunar escape isn't enough to
tempt you nestled in these valleys are
the fresco Dracut churches of the
Byzantine era when this area was an
important early Christian site
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for doc topkapi palace sumptuous beyond
belief the Topkapi Palace takes you into
the fantastical opulent world of the
Sultan's it was from here that the
Sultan's of the Ottoman they're carved
out an empire that would extend up into
Europe and down through the Middle East
and into Africa the interiors with their
decadently exuberant tiling and lavish
jeweled decor are an unforgettable peek
into the Ottomans power base the
surrounding public gardens were once the
sole domain of the royal court but are
now open to the public and provide a
tranquil green respite from the city
streets 5 . pamukkale one of turkey's
most famous natural wonders the pure
white travertine terraces of Pamukkale
cotton castle in english cascade down
the slope looking like an out-of-place
snow filled amid the green landscape
although the traveler teams are
themselves a highlight of a turkey trip
the vast and rambling ruins of Roman
hierapolis an ancient spell lie on the
top of this calcite hill providing
another reason to visit for the best
photographs come at dusk when the
travertine is glow as the Sun sinks
below the horizon 6 dock sumela
monastery with it's stunning lonely
setting built into a cliff face sumela
monastery monastery of the virgin mary
is the star attraction for visitors
along the Black Sea coast wandering
around this abandoned religious complex
with its church interiors crammed with
dazzling and vibrant frescoes is a must
for anyone who makes the long journey to
Turkey's Northeast region the monastery
first opened during the Byzantine era
and was only closed in 1923 today
wandering its empty cells it's easy to
imagine the isolated lives of the monks
who once lived here
seven dot mountain emirate the top
sightseeing draw card for eastern Turkey
Mountain Emirates summit funerary mound
is scattered with the broken remnants of
horns mammoth statues which guarded it
this weird and lonely place has to be
one of turkey's most peculiar
archaeological sites the giant stone
heads of long-forgotten God stare out
from the summit casting an eerie
atmosphere over the barren mountaintop
the time to come is at sunrise so you
can watch the statues as they loom out
of the dark eight dot s pen dose just
south of Antalya the jaw-dropping
mammoth bulk of the roman theater of a
spend o celebrates the pomp and ceremony
of Marcus Aurelius is rule considered
the finest surviving example of a
Classical Age theater still standing in
the world it is one of antiquity star
attractions
although the theater is the main reason
for a visit here and for most visitors
on a half-day trip from nearby Antalya
other side the theater is all they see
there are more ruins to explore over a
vast hilly area if you have time 9 dot
Pergamum Turkey has an abundance of
greco-roman ruins but none can be so
romantically placed as ancient Pergamum
in modern-day Bergama one's home to one
of the ancient world's most important
libraries Pergamum remaining temple
remnants now preside dramatically on a
hilltop
it's an incredibly atmospheric place to
explore with an Acropolis area and a
theater cut into the hillside with
sweeping panoramic views from its top
seating tiers this is a great place to
visit if you want to get a real feel for
life in the Roman mirror
ten all you tennis impossibly turquoise
blue water lush green forest tumbling
down a cliff to a white sand beach the
sheltered Inlet Diwali Deniz just a
short journey from Fafi you is turkey's
most famous beach and with scenery that
might as well have fallen off a perfect
postcard it's easy to see why its
popularity hasn't waned
if the beach gets too crowded it's time
to take to the skies and experience the
stunning aerial views on a tandem
paragliding dive off the summit of
mighty biotech mountain which rises up
behind the short oh did we mention that
all you Dennis is one of the world's top
paragliding destinations Turkey your
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