Turkish Coast Berlitz Pocket Guide (Berlitz Pocket Guides)

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• Used

  Paperback
  2009

  $3.88

  The world's best-selling pocket guides have been fully revised and updated, featuring stunning new cover designs and freshly revised page layouts. This Berlitz Pocket Guide to the Turkish Coast provides all the information you need in a handy, pocketable size, with colour-coded sections for ease of use. It expertly explores the extraordinary physical beauty of the Aegean and Mediterranean coastlines, as well as some of the glorious hinterland. The Guide takes in an array of coastal resorts, including Bodrum, Marmaris and Dalaman on the Turquoise Coast and Fethiye, Kalkan and A-ludeniz on the Lycian Coast. Also featured are the ancient sites such as Troy and Pergamon in the North Aegean, and Ephesus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, in the South Aegean. The Top 10 attractions are recommended to ensure you see the best that the Turkish Coast has to offer, from the Kaunos tombs at Dalyan to the beautiful city of Antalya. Packed with a variety of things to do, the Guide offers suggestions from buying carpets at one of the many bazaars to sailing on a traditional wooden gulet and hot air ballooning. For more active holiday-makers, there is a variety of recommended activities, from jeep safaris to canyoning, and watersports such as windsurfing and whitewater rafting. Divers are also well-catered for, with plenty to see from marble columns deposited by ancient earthquakes to a variety of sea life. Shopping, entertainment, children's activities and baths and spas are also featured, including contact details and opening times. An Eating Out section provides information on local specialities, tips on etiquette and useful Turkish vocabulary to help you read the menu and place your order. An interesting History section covers the 'Clash of the Titans', 'The Crusades' and a timeline of major historical landmarks. Other fascinating features throughout the guide include 'The National Divide', 'How to Have a Turkish Bath' and many more. Full-colour, fold-out maps provide instant orientation wherever you are and a useful Travel Tips section covers accommodation for all budgets, transport, climate and more. Helpful hints throughout the Guide also offer advice to travellers. On driving for example, visitors are warned, There is a total ban on drink driving - even one beer or glass of wine will put you over the limit. There are regular police traps, particularly at the entrance to towns.A Last but by no means least, you will find beautiful colour photography accompanying the text throughout, making this guide truly a pleasure to read before, during and after your visit.