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 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 | March 30, 2016 | Bursa's Neat Places, Nilüfer, See, Do, and Play, Summer
A guest post by Matt Conley Ayvaini Cave is one of Bursa’s lesser known natural jewels. Located about 2 kilometers south of Uluabat Lake not far from the town of Mustafakemapaşa, the cave was discovered in 1970 by three Spaniards and officially opened to the public in...
by Dennis | February 13, 2016 | See, Do, and Play, Travel Tips and Visiting Info, Winter
**Download this article to your iOS device now with the GPSMyCity article app! Bursa itself is somewhat of a living museum. As you walk the streets, visit the historical sites, shop the bazaars, and engage the people, you get the sense that life here is how it has...
by Dennis | December 5, 2015 | Bursa's Neat Places, Fall, Nilüfer, See, Do, and Play, Summer
The Bursa Zoo (hayvanat bahçesi) is a nice little animal park located in Bursa’s Soğanlı neighborhood next to Bursa’s spacious Botanik Park. Situated on 20 hectares of tree-shaded green space, the zoo houses 700 animals representing nearly 100 species from all over...
by Dennis | November 16, 2015 | Bursa's Neat Places, Fall, Featured Fotoğrafı, Mudanya, See, Do, and Play
On a sunny autumn afternoon, we pulled into the Bursa’s seaside village of Tirilye looking for lunch with a view and a chance to burn through a few rolls of film (or, at least take a lot of digital photos). As it turns out, we weren’t disappointed in either respect....
by Dennis | November 7, 2015 | Fall, See, Do, and Play, Summer, Travel Tips and Visiting Info
**Download this article to your iOS device now with the GPSMyCity article app! Planning on visiting Bursa with your children? Bursa does not usually rank high on lists of kid-friendly Turkish cities for family travelers. With UNESCO’s recognition of Bursa as the...
by Dennis | October 15, 2015 | Bursa's Neat Places, Osmangazi, See, Do, and Play
Prominently situated next to Çekirge square stands the historic, spring-fed Eski Kaplıca Hamamı (Old Hot Spring Bathhouse), the largest, oldest, and most famous Turkish bath in Bursa. Though I’ve photographed this impressive building from the outside in the past, a...
