3. ASPENDOS THEATRE
Aspendos is in the
Antalya. Aspendos
boasts one of the best
preserved ancient
theatres of antiquity. The
theatre of Aspendos was
built in 155 AD during the
rule of the Roman
Emperor Marcus Aurelius
and could seat between
15,000 and 20,000
spectators.
4. HAGIA SOFIA
Aya Sofya is in İstanbul.
It’s considered as one of
the most beautiful
buildings in the world,
the spellbinding
Byzantine glory of the
Aya Sofya Museum
(Hagia Sophia) is not only
one of the top things to
do in Istanbul, but also in
Turkey.
5. CAPPADOCIA
The surreal swooping
rock valleys of
Cappadocia are every
photographer's dream.
Cliff ridges and hill crests
are home to rippling
panoramas of wave-like
rock or wacky-shaped
pinnacles that have been
formed by millennia of
wind and water action
6. PAMUKKALE
One of Turkey's most famous
natural wonders, the pure
white travertine terraces of
Pamukkale ("Cotton Castle" in
English) cascade down the
slope looking like an out-of-
place snowfield amid the
green landscape. Although the
travertines are themselves a
highlight of a Turkey trip, the
vast and rambling ruins of
Roman Hierapolis, an ancient
spa town, lie on the top of this
calcite hill, providing another
reason to visit.
7. ÖLÜDENİZ
Impossibly turquoise-blue
water. Check. Lush green
forest tumbling down a cliff to
a white sand beach. Check.
The sheltered inlet of
Ölüdeniz, just a short journey
from Fethiye, is Turkey's most
famous beach, and with
scenery that might as well
have fallen off a perfect
postcard, it's easy to see why
its popularity hasn't waned.
8. MOUNT NEMRUT
The top sightseeing drawcard
for Eastern Turkey, Mount
Nemrut's summit funerary
mound is scattered with the
broken remnants of once
mammoth statues, which
guarded it. This weird and
lonely place has to be one of
Turkey's most peculiar
archaeological sites.
9. SUMELA MONASTERY
With its stunning, lonely
setting, built into a cliff
face, Sumela Monastery
(Monastery of the Virgin
Mary) is the star attraction
for visitors along the Black
Sea Coast.
10. TOPKAPI PALACE
Topkapı Palace is in İstanbul. It
was built by Mehmet the
Conqueror in the 15th century,
the sultans of the Ottoman
Empire ruled over their
dominions from this glorious
palace beside the Bosphorus
up until the 19th century.
12. THE MERRY
CEMETERY
It is famous for its colorful
tombstones with naïve paintings
describing, in an original and poetic
manner, the people who are buried
there as well as scenes from their
lives.
Maramureș
21. DANUBE DELTA
The Danube Delta is the second largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and
is the best preserved on the continent. The greater part of the Danube Delta lies in
Romania.
23. PELEȘ CASTLE
It is a Neo-Renaissance castle in the
Carpathian Mountains, which was built
by King Carol I. It is considered one of
the most beautiful castles in the world.
