Trabzon, Istanbul

About the destination: Trabzon is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS - Semerciler Mosque (Semerciler Camii). - Bazaar Mosque (Çarşı Camii). - Gulbahar Hatun Mosque & Tomb (Gülbahar Hatun Camii). - Tabakhane Mosque (Tabakhane Camii). - Marketgate Mosque (Pazarkapı Cami). - Hacı Kasım Muhittin Mosque Trabzon is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. PRÍOMHATTRAÍ TURASÓIREACHTA - Mosc Semerciler (Semerciler Camii). - Mosc an Mhargaidh (Çarşı Camii). - Mosc & Tuama Gulbahar Hatun (Gülbahar Hatun Camii). - Mosc Tabakhane (Tabakhane Camii). - Mosc Geata an Mhargaidh (Pazarkapı Cami). - Mosc Hacı Kasım Muhittin.

About the destination: Uzungöl (Long Lake), or in the local Romeyka language: Şeraho, is a lake situated to the south of the city of Trabzon, in the Çaykara district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. Uzungöl is also the name of the village on the lake's coast. Over the years, the picturesque lake, its village and the surrounding valley have become popular tourist attractions. The lake is at a distance of 99 km from Trabzon's city center, and 19 km from Çaykara's district center. It was formed by a landslide, which transformed the stream bed into a natural dam, in the valley of the Haldizen Stream.

About the destination: Istanbul owes its historical significance and its incredible cultural and architectural heritage to its perfect strategic location, straddling the Bosphorus straits which separate Europe and Asia Minor. Throughout most of its 2,500-year-long history, the city (first known as Byzantium, then as Constantinople and since 1930 as Istanbul) was a cultural melting pot. Today, its population of over 13 million is almost exclusively Turkish, and many of its people are recent migrants from provincial Turkey, drawn by the promise of jobs and careers in this vibrant, rapidly growing city. Istanbul is no longer the nation's capital, but is Turkey's economic and cultural powerhouse - a status emphasised by its role as a European City of Culture in 2010 and the award of UNESCO World Heritage listing to many of its most important landmarks, which range from stunning Ottoman mosques and Byzantine churches and catacombs to the columns of Hellenistic temples and the remains of massive medieval city walls. But there's more to Istanbul than Byzantine and Ottoman heritage. A rapidly growing economy has contributed to a thriving arts and music scene, with a wealth of new bars, clubs, private art galleries, restaurants and designer fashion outlets.