Turkey – A Luxurious And Charming Destination

Travel to Turkey for your next holiday abroad! Turkey is a country that is adept at blending the old with the new, natural wonders vie with the excitement of cosmopolitan cities for the attention of tourists from all over the world. Turkey is a Eurasian country: part of it is in western Asia and part in southeastern Europe. Turkey is a cradle of world civilization and a place of ancient history and archaeological sites. It is offers rocking nightlife, fabulous restaurants, all sorts of outdoor activities including paragliding, yachting, diving and ballooning and a coastline that spans almost 6,500 km. Turkey is surrounded by sea on three sides!

Turkey offers the world an interesting mix of Eastern and Western culture as it sits at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Since antiquity, Turkey has been settled by thirteen unique cultures. The mix of these cultures and the contrasts between modern life and ancient civilizations has produced the culture that is Turkey today. Come to Turkey and enjoy a special blend of Eastern and Western Culture.

A holiday in Turkey is fun at any time of the year but peak months are April through October. The warm, sunny, sandy beaches are one of Turkey's big draws. But the cuisine of Turkey is undeniably an excellent reason to visit this country as well. Would you like a meze style meal of small plates, accompanied by one of Turkey's superb red or white wines and followed by a scrumptious dessert? The cuisine of Turkey is varied and exhibits the influence of all of the cultures that have lived in Turkey. One must visit Turkey to appreciate the distinctive tastes of Turkey!

Turkey is also one of the birthplaces of the Christian religion. While tourists enjoy seeing the mosques of Turkey, they can also walk in the footsteps of one of the Catholic Church's most famous saints, St. Paul. He was born in the Turkish city of Tarsus and preached throughout Turkey. Each one of Turkey's many regions offers museums and historical sites for visitors on holiday. In the area of the Aegean you can visit the Archaeological Museum near Konak Square. Its statues of Poseidon and Demeter once stood in the Agora. In Gaziantep, in southeastern Turkey, you might spend an afternoon at the Archaeology Museum that is home to artifacts from Neolithic, Hittite and Roman times.

Any visitor to Turkey is sure to be entranced by the sights and sounds of this ancient and modern country straddling the continents of Asia and Europe!