by Emily | December 5, 2020 | Bursa's Neat Places, Fall, Orhangazi, See, Do, and Play, Spring, Summer
Don’t miss a stop on our four-part day adventuring through Orhangazi! Part 1: Hot Springs Part 2: Lake Wharf Part 3: Town Center Part 4: Castle Views A few weeks ago, my family and I set out to discover the county of Orhangazi for the first time. Located on the...
by Emily | October 31, 2020 | Bursa's Neat Places, Fall, Karacabey, See, Do, and Play, Spring, Summer
Longoz Ormanlari is one of Karacabey’s biggest attractions. The approximately 5000-acre area is the location where river, lake, swamp, dunes, and forest combine into one – each with it’s own fascinating ecosystem. This delta region is caused when waters from the rainy...
by Emily | October 13, 2020 | Bursa's Neat Places, Fall, Gemlik, See, Do, and Play, Summer
One of my favorite characteristics of Bursa is its abundance of waterfalls. Some of the more prominent ones include Suuçtu and Saitabat waterfalls. Slightly lesser known, but altogether just as stunning is Sudüşen (soo-doo-shen) waterfall. Tucked away in the natural...
by Emily | October 3, 2020 | Bursa's Neat Places, Gemlik, See, Do, and Play, Summer
While Bursa is not particularly known as a tropical paradise, its robust variety of terrain does include some enjoyable beaches. Nested on the nothern side of Bursa, Gemlik county rests situated next to the Sea of Marmara. This port city (gemi = boat, -lik = place;...
by Emily | September 26, 2020 | Bursa's Neat Places, Culture and History, Fall, See, Do, and Play, Summer
As the weather begins to cool down and lead us into Fall, one of our favorite pastimes (even more emphasized due to COVID-19) is hiking! Last week, we took a morning to find the trailheads of Nilufer county’s Mysia Yollari. Mysia was an ancient geographic region, here...
by Jesse | December 12, 2019 | Bursa's Neat Places, See, Do, and Play
Bursa may be a big city, but the great outdoors is never very far away… A friend and I recently went for a hike from Heykel up to the lookout (Bakacak yeri) on Uludağ. It was a crisp Wednesday morning, with a bit of fog floating on the mountain top. We started...
by Emily | November 4, 2019 | Bursa's Neat Places, Culture and History
We recently received an inquiry from Nicholas J. asking about the wooden spoon collection at Hüsnü Züber Evi in Muradiye, Bursa. Nicholas, we’re happy to tell you that this museum is beautifully restored and open for visitors! Built in the 19th century,...
by Dennis | June 23, 2016 | Bursa's Neat Places, Eat, Shop, and Stay, Osmangazi, Summer
Tucked away in the center of a sleepy little village just above Bursa’s Çekirge neighborhood on the road to Uludağ you’ll find the giant, sprawling 600-year old plane tree known as the Īnkaya Çınar. Famously known for its girth, the Īnkaya Çınar boasts a trunk 3...
by Dennis | June 11, 2016 | Bursa's Neat Places, Mustafakemalpasa, See, Do, and Play, Summer
About a half-hour drive south of the town of Mustafakemalpaşa at the end of a narrow, winding road is found one of the Bursa area’s many fantastic natural gems: Suuçtu Waterfall (also written Su Uçtu, lit “water flew”). Hidden away in the protected Suuçtu Nature Park,...
by Dennis | May 7, 2016 | Bursa's Neat Places, Nilüfer, Spring
On a warm, sunny April afternoon, we stood at the top of the lookout tower in the little lakeside village of Eskikaraağaç, gazing out over the beautiful Uluabat Lake. The lake stretched across the olive tree-blanketed plains under a clear blue sky and against a...
