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Kocaeli city travel guide
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We have regular trips to Kocaeli departed from many cities around the country as well as from Istanbul if you would like to have your tours organized as a private one please contact us otherwise you may select one of the small
grous tours that covers Kocaeli
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The discovery of the first settlement of Kocaeli goes back to 8.Th
Centuries B.C. was firstly established and settled by a Greece Colony
named Astakos / Astakoz. Then the city was under the rule of Roma and
Byzantines one after another and finally was under the certain
administration of Ottoman Empire in 1337. During the World War I. the
city resist against the British and Greek Occupation and was saved
from the enemy in 1921 and had became a city in 1924.
Kocaeli
located in Marmara Region of Turkey is one of the most popular and
important center of Turkey with it's specific and strategical location
between Asia and Europe, transportation convenience / options, natural
harbors and ports, with it's green large forests and with the clothe
distance to Istanbul Metropolis and with it's growing and improving
industry especially late 1960 which made the city a very important spot
of Anatolia.
Kefken and Kerpe on the Black Sea edge of the city
are a holiday paradise with their clean and natural beaches and shores,
pine tree forests and with rich types of fishes of the area thus it is
a quite popular places for those who are planning to have a vacations
in Turkey.
The touristic activities and trips held in the area
are quite rich, the city provides great opportunities and available
racecourses for trekking, hunting, horsemanship, nature walking with
horses, mountaineering, camping, caravan and bicycle tours are
available for the visitor tourist as well as, sportive fishing, scuba
diving, water skiing, yachting and yacht tours / tourism , sailing and
paragliding and provides opportunities for many other sea sports.
Kartepe
is a ski center for those ski lovers which is as clothe as 1 hour drive
from Istanbul right after opening season in December.
Besides
Sapanca Lake which is a bird paradise in the country, there are also
Darica - Bayramoglu Birds Paradise and Temali Park available for
watching different kind of birds. A Zoo in the area quite rich in
having different type of words which is a unique one in the world and
containing other animals in it, it's tropical aquarium, plants over 250
different kinds, botanic gardens and with it's restaurants it serves
chances for an educational tours and daily trip options for the
visitors.
Pismaniye (Turkish Cotton Candy), Saray / Pavilion
Helva, Yogurt / Yoghurt of Kandira, Famous Karamursel Basket, world
wide famous silk carpets of Hereke and Salmon Trout of Mesukiye are
some of the attributes became one with Kocaeli City.
Places to visit in Kocaeli
Museums;
Saatci Ali Efendi Pavilion / Ethnography Museum, Eskihisar Osman Hamdi
Bey Museum, Yuzer / Swimming Museum / Gayret Ship and Golcuk Sea Museum.
Ruins and antique cities; Fatih Sultan Mehmet's Pavilion, Gultepe Necropolis Area and Uctepeler Grand Tumulus.
Mosques;
Orhan Mosque in Izmit 13.Th Century, Fevziye Mosque 17.Th Century,
Pertevpasa Mosque by Architect Sinan was constructed in 16.Th century
in Izmit and Coban Mustafa Pasa Mosque was constructed by Architect
Sinan and Architect Persian Ali in 16.Th Century.
Recreation Spots; Kuzuyayla, Masukiye, Soguksu Picnic and Recreation Area, Martyr Chorus and Basdegirmen Recreation Spot.
Thermals and Spas; Yenikoy Yazlik Spa, Masukiye Healing Spring, Soguksu Healing Spa and Sultan Suleyman Hamam.
Eskihisar Castle, Bridge of Architect Sinan, Clock Tower, Izmit Palace,
Kayser Wilhelm Pavilion, Pembe / Pink Pavilion, Sirripasa Pavilion,
Building of Izmit Station and Demirciler Pavilion which is a unique
19.Th century Ottoman Architecture with it's pen similarities and
architecture style and again it's unique in Kocaeli.
Provinces of Kocaeli
Karamursel, Derince, Kandira, Gebce, Izmit / city center, Golcuk and Korfez.
Kocaeli city pictures
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