Grand Adventures on the Grand Mountain
Winter is coming and our inbox is filling up with questions about ski resorts, hotels, and snowmobile rentals. We thought we’d take a moment to post some of the general information here for our readers as you make your winter travel plans. Before your arrival, we...
Photographing the Bursa Photofest
Last week, it seemed like every professional and amateur photographer within a 3-country radius had descended on Bursa. ...
Now Follow The Best of Bursa on Pinterest!
Good news, fellow pinners! You can now follow The Best of Bursa on Pinterest! It’s our attempt to pin all things Bursa in...
Çukur Han’s Hidden Entrance
There are more than a dozen hans scattered throughout Bursa’s downtown bazaar complex. Çukur Han is one of my favorites. ...
The Gemlik Olive Farmer
“You can taste it if you want, but I don’t recommend it,” my friend Arif warned me in Turkish as we walked through one of...
Gölyazı’s Net Maker
This woman sits along the shore of Uluabat Lake in Gölyazı, happily making nets for the village’s fishermen. When I asked...
An Enchanting Dinner at Arap Şükrü
We'd been hearing from friends and neighbors for some time that we needed to take a night and visit Arap Şükrü, the famous...
Bursa’s Bustling Şehreküstü Square
In this week's Friday’s Fotoğrafı, pigeons and people flock to Şehreküstü’s busy square in the heart of downtown Bursa. ...
Cumalıkızık: Quite Possibly the World’s Neatest Little Village—For Breakfast, At Least
I’m a small-town guy at heart, having grown up among cattle and cornfields. So anytime I get the chance to get out of the...
Koza Han’s Front Door
Shoppers come and go through the monumental main gate of Koza Han, one of Bursa’s most famous landmarks. Built in 1491,...
Bursa’s Marketplace Wisdom
This shirt was hanging in a shop in Bursa’s downtown market and I couldn’t resist the snapshot. I think its advice is...
Approved by Karagöz and Hacivat!?
Karagöz and Hacivat are famous Turkish shadow puppets and, as far as I can tell, the unofficial ambassadors of Bursa. Loved...
Introducing The Best of Bursa!
Hoş geldiniz! Welcome to The Best of Bursa! What is The Best of Bursa? The Best of Bursa is a personal travel blog, a...