It is really worth to make a daytrip along the Bosphorus, the straits that separates Europe from Asia. Traditionally the shores on both sides of the channel are exclusive residential areas, with old ottoman style villas and 19th century palaces with beautiful gardens.

As soon as you walk along the shores some men will offer "special bosphorus trips" with small boats or yachts. These tours aren't bad offers at all, they show you fantastic views and stops, but normally they are quite expensive. What you should do with a smaller wallet is to take for some 5$ a regular ferry boat of the commuter traffic and you will see as much as you would see with the far mor expensive touristic ships!

On both sides of the Bosphorus, Sultan Mehmet Fatih, the conqueror, has built two fortresses in the middle of 15th century: Rumeli Hisar, the "Roman Castle", and Anadolu Hisar, the "Anatolian Castle". With the help of those he was able to control the traffic through the Bosphorus and stop the supply for the besiegeed Constantinopel.

Today you can go there by bus or by boat. It`s a popular place to go for a walk. Sometimes there are also concerts and party-events.

Adana
Alanya
Ankara
Antalya
Aphrodisias
Asian Part
Avanos
Ayvalik
Balikesir
Bodrum
Canakkale
Cerkezkoy-Tekirdag
Dalaman
Denizli
Diyarbakir
Dogubeyazit
Edirne
Ephesus
Erzurum
Eskisehir
European Part
Fethiye
Goreme
Ihlara Valley
Izmir
Karklareli
Kocaeli
Konya
Kusadasi
Malatya
Manisa
Marmaris
Mersin
Nemrut Dagi
Olympos
Pamukale
Selcuk
Side
The Bosphorus
Trabzon
Urgup
Van
West Coast
Zelve