On our way across western Turkey we came through Uşak, where the treasure of Croesus is exhibited at the local museum. For sure worth a stop and a break from driving. Golden hippocamp Uşak – a capital of 500.000 inhabitants The newly built museum to display the treasure This treasure is a collection of 363 …
We were now on our way back from the south coast of Turkey in direction to Çanakkale crossing the country to get an impression not only of the coast but also of the interior. Our first stop was at a caravanserai but the highlight was the ancient town of Sagalassos high in the mountains! Sagalassos …
We had reached Alanya, which will be our most eastern town of Turkey on this journey. Tomorrow we will be on our way back to Europe, but first we wanted to visit this lovely town which lies around a hill which stands out from the coast. Castle hill of Alanya We had parked directly at …
At the harbour town of Side Roman ruins, modern houses and sand dunes are mixed together and give this little town a very special flair. Cruising the dunes of Side We had found the perfect parking for the night at the beach just east of the old town (36.765499,31.396299). From here it was a short …
