The Sea of Marmara and the North Aegean Feature

Iznik tiles Watch the craftswomen engraving on quartz; buy some to take home.

Spend quality time in Bursa Visit the Yesil Cami (Green Mosque), stroll the covered bazaar, and make sure to try the local kebab specialty: Iskender kebap.

Gallipoli See the battlefields and moving memorials where one of the key campaigns of the First World War was fought.

Explore Mount Ida Hike among the pine forests and waterfalls, and stay in one of the area's boutique hotels.

Troy Visit the ruins of this 5,000-year-old city, where more than nine layers of civilization have been uncovered.

Pergamum Explore this spectacular showcase of the classical period, second in Turkey only to Ephesus.