# Winter Life Punch Season #
When it comes to Turkish tourism, most friends will immediately associate Cappadocia with a hot air balloon ride. It is well known that this is one of the most romantic events in Turkey. In fact, you can’t miss these tourist experiences when you go to Turkey, or you will go for nothing. Follow Abby to see it today.
Unique "Open-air Ottoman Empire Museum": Saffron City
China Mountain City sees Chongqing, and Turkish Mountain City sees Saffron City. The name of the town comes from crocus and Greek polis. Crocus Town was the center of crocus trade and cultivation in the 17th century, and crocus was still planted in villages 22km east of Crocus Town.
The houses and buildings in the old city during the Ottoman period have been completely preserved, and they were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1994 after renovation. It used to be an important post station and trade center on the Silk Road. Up to now, it still has a strong medieval flavor. You can see private museums, mosques, cemeteries, historical fountains, Turkish baths, bell towers, sundials and hundreds of houses in that period, so that some people call it the unique "open-air Ottoman Empire Museum". So it’s worth punching in. It’s about six hours’ drive from Istanbul.
The only city in the world that spans Eurasia: Istanbul
The name of Istanbul existed for at least a hundred years before the Ottoman conquest, and it was the sports capital of european capital of culture in 2010 and Europe in 2012. The historic district of this city was listed as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO in 1985.As the only city in the world that spans Eurasia, it is also a city surrounded by water, and it was once the capital of Byzantine Empire and Ottoman Empire. In short, it has been an extremely special existence in the history of the world since ancient times.
There is a 1500-year-old landmark here: Sophia Cathedral. It has a long history of nearly 1,500 years and is famous for its huge dome. It is a model of Byzantine architecture that "changed the history of architecture", a great achievement of late ancient architecture and the first masterpiece of Byzantine architecture.
One of the top ten wonders of the world: the Blue Mosque, formerly known as Sultan Ahmed Mosque, is one of the famous mosques in Turkey. The Blue Mosque was built without a nail, with a rigorous structure and unique appearance, and survived several major earthquakes in 400 years. The mosque’s 260 small windows, more than 20,000 blue tiles, hundreds of carpets and numerous Arabic calligraphy works are important attractions of the mosque. Among them, the most famous Izni blue tiles in Turkey are the most valuable assets of the Blue Mosque, which are delicate and exquisite. Carpets are Ethiopian tributes.
Ephesus, the most intact ancient city in the eastern Mediterranean.
The place name that appeared in the New Testament Bible is one of the most intact ancient cities in the world and the largest ancient Greek and Roman city in the world at present. It used to be one of the five largest cities in the Roman Empire, and it flourished in ancient Greece and Rome.
The temple of Artemis is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world and the largest building in the ancient world. Since the Roman Republic, Ephesus has been the capital of Asia Province, known as "the first and largest metropolis in Asia" and often called Pompeii of Turkey by westerners. Turkey’s annual camel wrestling championship is held in the arena of ancient Ephesus every winter.
A well-known hot spring resort: Cotton Castle.
Cotton Castle, Pamukkale in Turkish. Pamuk stands for cotton and Kale stands for castle, so Pamukkale is called cotton fort. Located in the north of Denizli, Turkey, it is a well-known hot spring resort. There are not only natural hot springs for thousands of years, but also hills like cotton formed by calcification.
The springs in Mianbaobao vary in depth, some reaching only the ankles and some reaching the waist. The water temperature is kept at 36 to 38 degrees Celsius all year round, and the pH value of water is about 6. According to scientific appraisal, spring water is rich in minerals such as calcium and magnesium, and flows at a speed of 400 liters per second. It not only has magical effects on rheumatism, dermatosis, gynecological diseases, indigestion and neurasthenia, but also can be drunk. Because there is no charge for the hot springs on the cotton fort, there are an endless stream of tourists coming here to soak in the hot springs.
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