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Hello, friends! Today want to share with you small details of my trip to Bursa 
Bursa in Turkey is a hidden gem that never appears in the package tours or even the excursions offered when checking into the hotel.
Bursa is almost 20 km from the Marmara sea and is accessible both by sea and by air and by ordinary roads.
How to get from Istanbul to Bursa:
Use the ferry of one of the companies engaged in sea transportation through the Marmara sea. Travel time -2 hours, but you must follow the schedule and do not forget that on the eve of the weekend blue collars from Istanbul also sit in the car and try to drive away from the city – all places on Friday evening may be booked.
http://www.ido.com.tr - English version available
https://budo.burulas.com.tr/ - only in Turkish, but it is intuitively clear what to do
Now, few interesting facts about Bursa, which motivates me to visit this city
It was short, but very nice trip I will be back, no doubts!
Bursa in Turkey is a hidden gem that never appears in the package tours or even the excursions offered when checking into the hotel.
Bursa is almost 20 km from the Marmara sea and is accessible both by sea and by air and by ordinary roads.
How to get from Istanbul to Bursa:
Use the ferry of one of the companies engaged in sea transportation through the Marmara sea. Travel time -2 hours, but you must follow the schedule and do not forget that on the eve of the weekend blue collars from Istanbul also sit in the car and try to drive away from the city – all places on Friday evening may be booked.
http://www.ido.com.tr - English version available
https://budo.burulas.com.tr/ - only in Turkish, but it is intuitively clear what to do
Now, few interesting facts about Bursa, which motivates me to visit this city
- Bursa was the capital of the Ottoman Empire in the period from 1326 to 1365 Until that time the city belonged to the Byzantine Empire
- The Turks call the city “Green Bursa " because of the large amount of green vegetation around and inside the city.
- Uludag is a popular ski resort in Turkey, here come both local and foreigners (I will be back there at winter time!).
- There are healing springs near the town. An excellent competitor to domestic Kislovodsk.
- Bursa is historically famous for its weaving craft. Even during the Ottoman period, the city remained the main producer and supplier of silk garments for the upper strata of society. In addition to its own silk production here imported silk from Iran, and sometimes from China. In Bursa, caftans, pillows and other interior items were sewed for palaces of the Ottoman Empire until the 17th century.
- Bursa is the fourth most populous city in Turkey (almost 3 million people) and is the center of attention for refugees of Turkish blood from other countries. So, at the beginning of the 20th century 150 thousand Bulgarian Turks were expelled here.
- The city is also the center of the automotive industry in Turkey: it produces Fiat, Renault, and also make spare parts of Bosch, Mako, Valeo, etc. in Addition it is located Coca-Cola, Pepsi Cola and other major food production. Perhaps, only the city of Gebze, where hundreds of plants, including such giants as Uniliver and Colgate-Palmolive, are also located, can seriously compete with it.
It was short, but very nice trip
I will be back, no doubts!
