by Emily | June 3, 2022 | Culture and History, Iznik, See, Do, and Play
Bursa is a city of artisans. From woven silks to shadow puppetry, the variety and expertise is astounding. One of Bursa’s most unique historical artforms is found in the ceramic studios of Iznik. During one of our visits to Iznik, we decided to browse the Iznik...
by Emily | August 6, 2021 | Bursa's Neat Places, Culture and History, Fall, Iznik, Spring, Summer
The county of Iznik is certainly one of Bursa’s most historically robust areas. As a city that had been conquered and ruled by the Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks, and Ottomans, the layers to its past are still being uncovered. As a tourist visiting the community, it’s...
by Emily | May 30, 2021 | Bursa's Neat Places, Culture and History, Iznik
One of Bursa’s most prominent historical locations is the county of Iznik, also known as ancient Nicaea. Iznik is not a particularly large county, by comparative standards — home to only 15,000 residents — but it is brimming with historical artifacts and...
by Emily | May 15, 2021 | Bursa's Neat Places, Eat, Shop, and Stay, Harmancik, Iznik, Karacabey, Keles, Osmangazi, Yildirim
COVID has given “Cabin Fever” a whole new meaning for many. As the weather warms in Turkey and people come with the desire to get out and explore, we continue to find safe and enjoyable venues to do that. Bursa has caught cabin fever in a different sense of the...
by Emily | January 18, 2021 | Bursa's Neat Places, Büyükorhan, Culture and History, Gemlik, Gursu, Harmancik, Inegol, Iznik, Karacabey, Keles, Kestel, Miscellany, Mudanya, Mustafakemalpasa, Nilüfer, Orhaneli, Orhangazi, Osmangazi, See, Do, and Play, Winter, Yenisehir, Yildirim
So, you’ve come to Bursa. You’ve toured the sites and loved every minute of savoring platters of Iskender, buying silks in Kozahan, hiking Uludag, seeing the storks of Uluabat Lake, watching Hacivat and Karagoz in their shadow puppet brilliance, and buying...
by Dennis | May 17, 2016 | Eat, Shop, and Stay, Iznik
Bursa is known for a good many things, one of which is its handmade, hand-painted ceramic pottery and tilework. When in Bursa, you’ll no doubt notice the colorful plates, bowls, cups, trivets, coasters, table utensils, and figurines of all kinds in shop windows...
by Dennis | April 28, 2015 | Bursa's Neat Places, Culture and History, Iznik, See, Do, and Play
Just about an hour’s drive east of Bursa’s city center, hugging the shore of a freshwater lake and surrounded by olive tree-blanketed hills, lies the little town of Īznik. At first glance, it seems hard to believe that this traditional Turkish farm town was at one...
