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Holiday villas in Turkey - the perfect escape
Holiday villas in Turkey come in many varieties and suit all budgets. This geographically diverse country, stretching from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, has several tourist regions that should be considered by visitors. The Aegean coastline has pristine beaches surrounded by olive groves, rocky crags, pine forests and fishing harbours. The Southeastern Anatolia Region, rich in history and cultural heritage, includes the ruins of one of the largest and oldest Islamic universities. Antalya, known as the Turkish Riviera, is a paradise for sports such as windsurfing, waterskiing, sailing, and mountain climbing. The verdant Black Sea Coast has miles of beautiful, uncrowded beaches and wild-flowers can be found in the eastern hills in spring. Traditional wooden houses in fishing villages and mountain hamlets display traditional architectural styles.
Istanbul is the meeting place between Asia and Europe and there are few more fascinating cities in the world. The former capital of three successive empires, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman, Istanbul has a treasure-trove of architecture, fine museums, churches, palaces, grand mosques, bazaars and a busy cosmopolitan charm. There are few better places to rent holiday villas in Turkey.
The heartland of Turkey is the central Anatolian plateau where ravines and volcanic peaks contrast wheat fields framed by ranks of poplars. Here can be found the best rural holiday villas in Turkey. In Ankara, home of Ataturk's mausoleum, and capital of Turkey, is the excellent Museum of Anatolian Civilisation, the Museum of Ethnography, and the interesting Old Turkish House Museum. At Catalhoyuk remains of settlements dating to 8,000 B.C. have been unearthed.
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