Bursa, Turkey Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Draped along the leafy lower slopes of Uludağ, which towers more than 2000m above, BURSA – first capital of the Ottoman Empire and the burial place of several sultans – does more justice to its setting than any other Turkish city besides İstanbul. Gathered here are some of the finest early Ottoman monuments in Turkey, in a tidy and appealing city centre. Flanked by the busy Atatürk Caddesi, the compact Koza Park ı, with its fountains, benches and cafés, is the real heart of Bursa. On the far side looms the fourteenth century Ulu Camii , whose interior is dominated by a huge … more »