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Just beyond Istanbul lie
silent islands, quaint towns,
and peaceful shorelines.
Stretching from Thrace to
Marmara Island, this series
takes you on routes where
time slows down.

Highlights: Trilye,
Gökçeada, Marmara
Tucked in the shadows of Island, Cumalıkızık, Şarköy
Cappadocia are forgotten
towns and villages that Monuments of
pulse with the heart of Eastern Anatolia
Anatolia. This series follows
ancient migration routes, In this land, history is not
silent madrasas, and tales only told—it’s lived.
carved into stone.
Highlights: Güzelyurt
(Aksaray), Sille (Konya),
Beypazarı (Ankara), Divriği
(Sivas), Phrygian Valley

The Hidden Coves of
the Mediterranean
The wind-swept stones
The ancient city of of Ani Ruins, the sacred
Olympos and its gaze of Mount Nemrut, the
surroundings make up a frescoed walls of Akdamar
7.5-kilometer section of Island in Lake Van…
Lake Van, the largest
lake in Türkiye, occupies
a tectonic depression
nestled among high
mountains. These
surrounding mountain
The timeless charm of Soaked in Culture: The ranges also form the
Şirince, the silence of Southeast natural boundaries of Van
Bademli, the turquoise the famous Lycian Way Province.
coves of Mazı… Each hiking trail. To the east of
village whispers a different Olympos, just 300 meters Highlights: Ani, Van,
side of the Aegean. inland from the coast, lies Nemrut, Harput, Bitlis,
the charming settlement Erzurum
Fethiye: A Poetic Highlights: Şirince, of Çıralı—renowned for
Interpretation of Nature Adatepe, Mazı, Birgi, its stunning beach where Final Word:
Bademli, Sığacık Caretta Carettas lay their
Looking out over the eggs and its coastal sand A little side note, before
calm waters of Ölüdeniz, it The Green Routes of dunes that host a variety coming Türkiye make sure
feels as if the sky touches the Black Sea of plant species. While to check which season
the sea. Soaring from A land of warmth and you’re there, don’t miss you are coming this will
Babadağ on a paraglider sincerity, shaped by stone the chance to witness the definetely effect your
fills you with both and story. flames of the “Chimaera” in experience. Türkiye has
adrenaline and awe. A walk Çıralı after dark—it’s a truly 4 seasons winter, spring,
through the icy waters of Echoes of ancient chants unforgettable experience. summer, and autumn.
Saklıkent Canyon cools in Mardin’s streets, the Before you come to
your body and reconnects submerged past of Highlights: Adrasan, Türkiye, do not forget to
your soul with nature. A world beneath the Hasankeyf, the centuries- Kekova, Kaleköy, Çıralı, research about these
clouds: plateaus, waterfalls, old culinary heritage of Kaputaş, Tisan seasons and the place
Fethiye gathers all of and endless green. Gaziantep… This series you want to go. If you are
nature’s generous beauty explores the cultural The Forgotten Routes of coming to Cappadocia
in one place—it offers both The Black Sea is more than richness of Southeastern Marmara in winter, be careful it
thrill and serenity. tea fields and folk dances. Türkiye with the care of an will be really cold, if you
Behind its mystical mists archaeologist. Quiet beauties in the want to visit Anatolia in
The Hidden Villages of lies a hidden paradise. shadow of big cities. summer it will be definitely
the Aegean In this series, we search Highlights: Mardin, hot. Antalya is too hot
for peace at the edge of Hasankeyf, Gaziantep, and humidity becomes
An Aegean fairy tale in the Uzungöl, timelessness Midyat, Şanlıurfa, Halfeti intolerable in summer but it
shadow of olive trees and in Pokut Plateau, and is much better in autumn...
cobblestone streets. coolness at Mençuna Wonders of Central Van is freezing cold in
Waterfall. Anatolia winter I recommend you to
In this series, we go beyond go there in summer...
popular destinations to Highlights: Ayder Plateau, Hidden gems of the
discover the hidden villages Pokut, Uzungöl, Gito steppe: stories etched in
at the heart of the Aegean. Plateau, Kümbet, Karagöl stone and legend.