Bursa Travel Guide

Bursa is the city in Turkey that meets our needs the most. From agriculture to tourism, from industry to trade, from nature to modernity, Bursa is a very functional city in every aspect. Bursa is modernity, but it also smells of history; Bursa is natural, but it is also developed. You will find answers to all our needs in this city. Bursa will give you unforgettable moments with its old and deep-rooted history, nature, tourism and delicious culinary culture. Bursa is one of the most developed cities and one of the most historical cities of our country. It has recently been selected as the most suitable city for the European Union Standards of our country. Bursa ranks 28th among the world's top thirty cities to live in.  Bursa is worth coming and seeing even just for this aspect. 

If you want to evaluate it in terms of tourism, you can see all kinds of tourism types in Bursa, from summer tourism to nature tourism, from winter tourism to sea tourism, from cultural tourism to conference tourism. 
Do you want to taste different flavors, come to Bursa. Delicious Inegol meatballs, delicious chestnut candy, delicious vegetables and fruits and many more local dishes with delicious Iskender Kebab are all in Bursa. 
If you want to breathe fresh air, come to this green city. Bursa is waiting for you with its large and lush forests, nature and beautiful air. Do you want to see the industry of our country up close, come to Bursa. See the production sites and giant factories. 

Bursa Kultur Park

If you want to get lost in the depths of history, come to Bursa. The tombs of the first six Ottoman sultans are here. Dozens of tombs and complexes are here, libraries and universities and madrasas are here. Dozens of places to visit belonging to our history and the history of other cultures are located in Bursa.
We claim that when both local and foreign tourists come to visit Bursa, a 2-3 day trip will not be enough and they will even state that they will want to come here again. 

HOW TO GET TO BURSA

 Bursa is one of the busiest places in our country, and therefore, you can reach this multifunctional city from many different directions. The city is surrounded by Balıkesir and Yalova in the Marmara region. To the north, there are the Sea of Marmara and Istanbul. It can be reached by sea, road, and air. There are almost hourly, and even half-hourly, bus services to places like Istanbul, Ankara, Adana, and Izmir. Sea transportation can be done through IDO and BUDO. From an air transportation perspective, Bursa is quite busy. With advanced and special air transportation vehicles such as seaplanes and helitaxis, you can travel in a different way. In addition to scheduled flights, there are frequent flights to Bursa.

WHAT TO EAT IN BURSA 

Just like in every aspect, in terms of food and cuisine, Bursa city and Bursa cuisine are quite multifaceted. Many flavors from Turkish cuisine, world cuisine, and Anatolian cuisine can be found in Bursa. There are dozens of varieties of breakfast places, many varieties of meatballs, many varieties of home-cooked meals, and desserts unique to Bursa. Bursa Chestnut Candy, Bursa Kemalpaşa Dessert, a special type of flatbread called Cantık, Tahinli Pide, and of course, our world-famous Bursa Iskender Kebab with Inegöl meatballs and local dishes make Bursa provide us with unforgettable moments. It advises us to visit again and again. 

In our opinion, good breakfast places we liked are: 

1- Zennup 

2- Uzay Pastanesi 

3- Falez Cafe 

4- Cumalıkızık Taş Ev 

5- Tirilye Çamlı Kahve can be a great option. 

6- Breakfast at the Women's Solidarity Association in Saitabat Village.

7-  Giritli Elini in Mudanya. 

8- Twenty-one tables are a great option for both breakfast and dinner. The breakfast is a separate legend, and the dinner is separate. 

If you're wondering where to grab lunch, take note!

 If you want to eat meat and its derivatives, some of the most famous places you should visit are Mavi Dükkan, also known as İskender, Cemal Cemil Usta Uludağ Kebapçısı, and Yeşil Pideli Köfte is also recommended. Namlı ciğerci, Ömür İnegöl meatballs, Çiçek grill, Uzan meat, Akay raw börek, mantı, good places for lunch for those around Heykel, Ulucami. Kozahan for coffee. Ülkü Patisserie (opposite the Grand Mosque) especially for chestnut cookies. Selçuk Restaurant in Kültür Park must also be visited. Tahinli pide from the historic Muradiye bakery and Bursa bagel from Abdal bakery, Chestnut candy from Ulus patisserie. You should try Uzay Patisserie's strawberry babaroski's and banana babaroski's, as well as their sugar-free cakes and ice creams. If you don't eat Cantık at Kardeşler Pide in Pazaryeri, you shouldn't say you've been to Bursa...

According to us, the best dinner spots are:

1- Kaburga Et Lokantası 

2- Pronto Cafe 

3- Calypso (fish restaurant) 

4- Balıkçı Rıza 

5- Fish restaurants in Trilye 

6- For fish in Mudanya, we recommend Giritli Restaurant. It's number one with its wide variety and always fresh appetizers. 

7- Erol Fish in Mudanya Arnavutköy.

If you want to experience something:

1- Take the cable car to Uludağ, and it's a good idea to cook your own food at Sarıalan after getting off the cable car. Then, take a walk from the lakes region to the Bakacak region. 

2- Visit Lake Uluabat & Gölyazı.

 3- Make sure to include the Karacabey floodplain forest in your itinerary during the season of Ulus.

PLACES TO VISIT IN BURSA 

There are countless places to visit in this city. Starting with historical and cultural sites, you can visit landmarks such as the Grand Mosque, the Green Mosque and Green Tomb, Koza Han, Muradiye Complex, the tombs of Osman Gazi and Orhan Gazi, Irgandı Bridge, the Han District and Covered Bazaar, Emir Sultan and his Tomb, Bursa Castle, also known as the Gate of the Sultanate, and the Turkish-Islamic Works Museum (Green Madrasa) and Bursa Archaeology Museum. As is known, Bursa was once the capital of the Ottoman Empire and therefore houses many historical sites. It is also very important for Turkish culture as it contains very important artifacts. Uludağ is an important center for nature and winter tourism. From a different perspective, you can also visit the Soğanlı Botanical Park and Zoo.

ACTIVITIES IN BURSA 

Plenty of trips can be made in the city to increase our historical and cultural knowledge. Bursa also offers many job opportunities and activity areas due to being an industrial city. You can visit Uludağ, one of the centers of winter and nature tourism, and participate in various sports and artistic activities. Bursa is also very rich in terms of shopping. With its large shopping malls and wide range of products, it is one of the important trade centers in our country.

WHAT TO BUY IN BURSA

 Being a city full of culture, many unforgettable gifts and items can be purchased from Bursa. In terms of food, you can buy Bursa Chestnut Candy, Bursa Peaches, Mihaliç Cheese, Bursa Cherries, Mountain Strawberries, and Black Figs. Then, you can buy Bursa's unique Silk weavings, Bursa Fabric. Can we forget the Bursa Towel? Bursa knife is also famous. And of course, İznik Tiles.

WHERE TO STAY IN BURSA

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Places you must visit in Bursa without leaving unseen:

The green city Bursa, which has witnessed many events in history and still preserves its hundreds of years of historical artifacts and architectural structures, which come out of the pages of history from its center to its districts! When you go, you will see that this city, which hosts every shade of green, really contains every shade of green. In the spring, you can ski on Uludağ, and in the city center, you can take a romantic walk under warm rain. With its warm and helpful people, as well as its calm and peaceful atmosphere compared to Istanbul, it will also capture peace while following the footsteps of history in Bursa. 

If you have come to Bursa, you must definitely but definitely include in your list of places to see: 

• The Grand Mosque, which is located in the city center and has witnessed many events for more than 600 years, and provides peace with its mystical atmosphere. 

• The magnificent Uludağ, with its green forests in summer and its white cover in winter, which is welcoming you on the Uludağ road and engulfing you with its branches that extend to wherever.

 • The Historical Inkaya Plane Tree, which is hundreds of years old and welcomes you with its branches extending up to where you can find the Tarihi İnkaya Plane Tree. (While you are there, do not forget to eat from the beautiful fruit plate adorned with seasonal fruits.) 

• Mudanya, which is a little beyond Mudanya, will welcome you. After walking by the sea and maybe swimming if the weather is nice, fresh fish bread will delight your palate. 

• After a little past Mudanya, Tirilye, the olive grove that jumps out of the pages of history, will welcome you. You must drink a Turkish coffee that will last forty years in Çamlı Kahve at the top. Also, the view will enchant you. 

• UNESCO World Heritage List’s Cumalıkızık? With its narrow streets, warm people, and beautiful architecture, Cumalıkızık is legendary. 

• "In short, Bursa is made of water!" of Evliya Çelebi is true. So the flying waterfalls are the best proof of this. 

• While touring the historic bazaars, do not forget to have a tiredness coffee in Kozahan after crossing the Grand Bazaar. The centuries-old plane trees will allow you to listen in their shadows. 

• If you want to visit the tombs of our ancestors who left their names in world history, you can see the tombs of Orhan Gazi and Osman Gazi in Tophane, Murat Hüdavendigar in Muradiye, the Green Tomb, and many more historical figures. 

• You must visit Gölyazı and Uluabat Lake, which are on migration routes and raise curiosity with the Weeping Plane Tree. 

• If you want to go a little away from the center, Iznik Lake is waiting for you. 

• Let's not forget İnegöl, the largest district in the city. You can also visit Oylat Thermal Springs, which distribute healing in İnegöl. Oylat Cave is also a different natural beauty. This way, you will have eaten İnegöl meatballs on the spot.

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