This Is Where Paradise Begins

ISTANBUL
Blue Mosque - also known as Sultan Ahmed Mosque is a historical mosque in Istanbul. The mosque is known as the Blue Mosque because ofblue tiles surrounding the walls of interior design.
Hippodrome Square - where horse carriage and gladiator fights took place during the Byzantine Empire. It is decorated today with an Egyptian Column, Serpentine Column and Ibrahim Pasa Palace.
St Sophia Church - is also known as Hagia Sophia after the Ottomans captured Constantinople during 1453. It is one of the finest and famous examples of BYZANTINE architecture in the world. Today it is neither a Church nor a Mosque, but a museum.
Basilica Cistern - is the largest underground cistern of Byzantine Constantinople. It was built under the Basilica located west of Hagia Sophia. Also known by its Turkish name Yerebatan Sarayı (“Sunken Palace”), it is one of the major tourist attractions of modern Istanbul.
Grand Bazaar - in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest markets in the world, is it often regarded as one of the first shopping malls in the world.

CANAKKALE
Trojan Horse - is one of the biggest attractions of Canakkale city. The "wooden horse" was made famous by the movie Troy. (Exclude Troy Museum)

SELCUK
Ephesus Ancient City - is one of the world’s most outstanding archaeological sites. Walk in its well-preserved marble streets to the Library of Celcius, the Odeon, Grand Theatre, Temple of Hadrian, Roman Bath etc.

PAMUKKALE
Cotton Castle - is famous because of the white, cottony appearance of the mineral bath spas that abound the province, which is rich in calcium. Known as a “spa town” since the Roman era, tourists travel to Pamukkale to relax in warm, soothing and therapeutic waters in the myriad spas.
The Ancient City of Hierapolis - was an ancient city located on hot springs in classical Phrygia in southwestern Anatolia. Its ruins are adjacent to modern Pamukkale, Turkey and currently comprise an archaeological museum designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

CAPPADOCIA
Underground City - it is very likely that these underground cities were built to withstand attack and can protect large numbers of people and their animals during crises period.
Uchisar ‘Castle’ Village - situated at the highest point of Cappadocia, is a very hilly and those with walking difficulties will find problems on steep streets and hills. From the top of Uchisar are a castle and one of the most magnificent views of the landscape
Pigeon Valley - name comes from the thousands of pigeon houses that have been carved into the soft tuff since ancient times. In Cappadocia, pigeons have long been a source of food and fertilizer. The advent of chemical fertilizers has reduced the use of pigeon dung.
Three Beauties - is an icon of Cappadocia’s natural beauty with the most famous fairy chimneys.
Ancient Caravanserai - it was a roadside inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day’s journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information, and people across the network of trade routes covering Asia, North Africa, and southeastern Europe, especially along the Silk Road.

ANKARA
Ataturk Mausoleum - is the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the leader of the Turkish War of Independence and the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey. The site is also the final resting place of İsmet İnönü, the second President of Turkey, who was interred there after he died in 1973. His tomb faces the Atatürk Mausoleum, on the opposite side of the Ceremonial Ground.