From the Turkish Riviera Magazine
The city of Priene, an Ionian settlement, was laid out on Mount Mycale
(Samsun) and contained many famous examples of Hellenistic art and
architecture. The original location of the city has never been found but it
was probably a peninsula with two harbors. The ruins are from the new city
built in the 4th century BC. It is a small city with 4 or 5 thousand
inhabitants and not of great political significance even if it shared the
same history with the other Ionian cities.
The city is mainly organized in four districts, the political (bouleuterion
and prytaneion), the cultural (Theatre), commercial (a gora) and most
importantly religious (Athena Temple) In addition to the Athena Temple, the
people of Priene erected sanctuaries dedicated to Zeus, Demeter and Egyptian
gods.
The city was a member of the Ionian League, and has been bui... (more)
From "Turkish Riviera, the Turquoise Cost" magazine
Lake Koycegiz in the south of Turkey, is very close to Dalaman airport, and
almost an hour away from both Marmaris and Fethiye, the two of the most
important touristic centers of Turkey.
Around Koycegiz lake you can find many touristic attractions such as the
ancient city of Kaunos, the famous beach at Iztuzu, the Dalyan village, the
labyrinth of the twining channels of Dalyan that lead to Kaunos and Iztuzu
beach, the famous Tombs of Kings on the steep cliffs just opposite the Dalyan
village, and the mud baths at Sultaniye kapli... (more)
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From "Greek Isles in the Summer" Magazine
I thought it could be a good idea to provide you with a detailed excursion
plan if you ever decide to visit Rhodes island, the largest of the
Dodecanese islands group in Greece. This is actually the route I followed in
Sept 2007 when I visited the island.
The programme below is a 10 day itinerary, including your arrival and
departure days, which you may follow while you will be visiting
Rhodes island. You can customize the programme to your own taste and
time table. In some future articles I will be explaining to you in detail
som... (more)
From "Greek Isles in the Summer" Magazine
The Citron fruit is from the citrus family, it looks like a giant lemon,
which has a very small and very sour juicy part in the middle so it is not
worth to be eaten raw as a fruit. It has been known in antiquity as the
median apples or in latin Citrus Medica. Today it is grown partly in the
Middle East. In Arab countries it used as a replacement for vinegar because
it is very acid, also in Persia it is used to flavor fruit salads and for
marinating meat. In some places the leaves are used for tea and the fruit is
used to make citron oi... (more)
Vasil Kadifeli is a retired computer applications development programmer and manager who has worked for some of the largest banks in the Turkish financial sector. Currently he is engaged in traveling, painting, music, and cooking, in short he is trying to enjoy his life. He has visited many of the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, and almost all parts of the Turkish Riviera, or the Turquoise Coast as it is also called. These are his favorite places to be. He is also a fanatic of Ulitzer and believes Ulitzer will be the number one content management website in the world. 
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