The desire to discover new places within us pushes us to increase public holidays with permission or to travel by combining them with the weekend if the dates allow. We are especially pleased with the holidays that we can combine with weekends. This year, August 30 Victory Day coincides with a Monday, giving us the opportunity to take a 3-day holiday. Enuygun has researched for you the most pleasant places you can go on this short vacation.
Tirilye / Mudanya / Cumalıkızık / Gölyazı
Bursa, the 4th most populous city of Turkey, is an ideal city for short holidays. Especially close to each other, the destinations of Tirilye, Mudanya, Cumalıkızık and Gölyazı are a unique 3-day route… Çamlı Kahve is waiting for you to make your trip to Tirilye unforgettable with its view, the fragrant pines after which it is named, and its breakfast full of fresh flavors. Here, you should visit the Stone School, which was built during the Ottoman period during the period of reforms in the field of education. Tirilye Cultural Center, Post Office, Fatih Mosque, Courtyard Hamam, Dundar House and Aya Yani Monastery are also in the middle of the places you should see.
You should definitely see the Mudanya Armistice Housing Museum, where the Mudanya Armistice was signed, and the Cretan Quarter, famous for its handicraft benches and colorful streets. If you want to swim during your trip, there are public beaches in Mudanya.
Another place where you should have breakfast in Bursa is Cumalıkızık Village. There are many places where you can have breakfast in the village, which is full of houses built with a mixture of adobe, wood and stone, and where there are no houses made of concrete. After a long breakfast, you can visit the nostalgic streets, Kupeli Ev, Cumalıkızık Mosque and Cin Aralığı.
Gölyazı, one of Bursa’s wealthiest ancient settlements, was once the capital city of the Kingdom of Apollo. It is actually 15 minutes to walk the whole island, which seems to be floating on Uluabat Lake. You can watch the sunrise or sunset in Gölyazı, make a boat type in Uluabat Lake, climb Zambak Tepe, and take a nice photo in front of the Crying Sycamore.
Kaz Mountain / Cunda / Ayvalık
Kaz Mountain, known for having the purest air in the world after the Swiss Alps, is a unique route with Cunda and Ayvalik nearby . For travel, you can buy a bus ticket to this route, which is about 5 hours away from Istanbul, so that you can get enough of the fresh air, swim in the cool waters of Marmara and taste exquisite sea works every evening.
The first place you should see on the Kaz Mountain part of this route is Kazdağı National Park, which has thousands of shades of natural green. You can see the Sarıkız Tomb, where you can dominate the view as it is located at the highest point of the mountain, the Hasanboğuldu Waterfall, whose story a movie has been made about, the natural beauty Darıdere Nature Park, which is appreciated by those who love hiking, and Şahinderesi Canyon, which will be a wonderful background for your pleasant photos. You can visit. While you are here, you can also taste delicacies such as keskek, black-eyed peas and höşmerim.
Cunda leg of the route is the stop where you can buy very nice gifts for your loved ones and indulge yourself by tasting delicious seafood and appetizers. You shouldn’t leave here without going to the Church of Agios Yannis, seeing the Moonlight Monastery, stopping by the Despot’s House and going to the Sisterhood School.
The last leg of the route, Ayvalık, is the place where you will get your fill of the region’s famous toast and Susurluk ayran. The first place you should see in the district is the Devil’s Table, the viewing terrace where you can watch the view of the Aegean islands and the sunset. You should also see Sarimsakli, Saatli Mosque, Ayazma Church, Badavut Beach and Ayvalık Bazaar.
Gaziantep / Halfeti
Visiting Gaziantep, whose cuisine is registered by UNESCO in three days, and Halfeti, whose reputation exceeds our borders, is satisfying both historically and gastronomically. You can make a trip. Gaziantep is a place that stands out with its delicious tastes. There are even those who buy a plane ticket just for a one-day trip and experience the delicious tastes of the city and return. In Gaziantep, you should eat küşleme, Alinazik, nesting, simit kebab, stuffed meatballs, katmer, lahmacun, baklava and künefe. After your gastronomic trip, you should visit the Zeugma Mosaic Museum, the Şahinbey War Museum, which gives valuable clues about the city’s cultural mosaic, the Coppersmiths’ Bazaar, the land of copper pots, and Zincirli Bedesten Bazaar, where you can buy spices and authentic souvenirs.
Gaziantep Castle, Turkish Bath Museum, Medusa Archaeological Glass Works Museum, Zeugma Ancient City, Tahmis Coffeehouse, Emine Göğüş Gaziantep Culinary Museum, Kaleoğlu Cave are also waiting to be seen. It may take 3 days to explore the whole city, but if you do not see Halfeti, which is about 1 hour away from the city, your trip will be incomplete. You have to change public transport 3 times to get from Antep to Halfeti. Therefore, you can choose to rent a car or go by taxi.
Halfeti, the only place where black roses grow naturally, is a place that was formed as a result of the settlement being moved to the opposite shore after Rumkale was devastated in the past. During the construction of the Birecik Dam in 2000, half of Halfeti was flooded. While you are in Gaziantep, you should also see Halfeti and even explore the region in depth by traveling on the lake.
Safranbolu / Amasra
The next route, both historically strong and full of greenery, is from the Western Black Sea… For a pleasant 3 days, choose to follow the Safranbolu and Amasra route. you can. Safranbolu, the historical and touristic district of Karabuk province, is a unique region with its residences reflecting classical Ottoman architecture. In Safranbolu, which is one of the 9 cultural assets in Turkey’s World Heritage List, you first have to explore the streets full of houses with bay windows. Because even walking on the streets will be quite enough for you to understand the region. In addition to the streets, we recommend you to see the Cinci Han and Turkish Bath, the preserved museum village of Yörük Village, the Crystal Terrace, the Tokatlı Canyon, which was formed by the erosion of limestones for thousands of years, and the Bulak Cave, which is considered a natural asset. On the Safranbolu leg of the route, you should taste the twist prepared with spinach or chard, delicious well kebab, Turkish delights with saffron, and water bagels, which are the crown jewels of breakfasts.
On the other hand, Amasra, where you can listen to the sounds of seagulls and defined by the word “peace” by those who go, is a route that will make your trip even more unforgettable. Considered by more than one to be the most pleasant coastal town of the Black Sea, the town has a lot to see and do. Amasra Museum, which is the first and only museum of Amasra, the Kemere Bridge, which is one of the symbols of the district, the Crying Tree that seems to shed tears, Amasra Castle, which consists of two main masses, and Bozköy Beach if you like swimming, Amasra salad and Amasra pita, one of the city’s iconic foods. You should definitely taste it.
Eskişehir / Ankara
Our last route is the ideal for those who want to visit Eskişehir after visiting Eskişehir in detail and then go to Ankara. You should visit Odunpazarı residences, Şazova Park, Porsuk Stream, Kurşunlu Mosque and Complex, Kent Park and Atlıhan Handicrafts Bazaar in Eskişehir. You shouldn’t go to Ankara without eating the pastry, gobeteyi, met halvah, balaban meatballs and walnut and poppy bread. In the capital, you should definitely visit Anıtkabir, where you can experience the Victory Day spirit in its most enthusiastic form, the Ethnography Museum, the War of Independence Museum and the Ankara Republic Museum. If you have time, we recommend you to visit Kızılay Square, Atakule, Seğmenler Park and Atatürk Forest Farm.
