If You're NearbyHeritageHistoryCrafts

İznik

Bursa

Ancient Nicaea, where the first church council met in 325, a lakeside town of Roman walls and famous Ottoman tiles.

Photo: Acar54 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Best Time to Go
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Our full guide to İznik is being written. It's on the Istanbul and Marmara list as If You're Nearby.

Go Next

1–3 of 18
Must-See
Cities · UNESCO

Istanbul

About 57 miles away

Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the Grand Bazaar and the Bosphorus, on two continents.

Guide Coming Soon
Must-See
Nature · UNESCO

Pamukkale

Denizli
About 176 miles away

White travertine pools above the ruins of Hierapolis.

2 Sights
If You're Nearby
Cities · Skiing

Bursa

About 39 miles away

The Ottomans' first capital, under Turkey's main ski mountain.

1 Sight

The Full Short List

Istanbul and Marmara

Istanbul, Gallipoli and Troy.

Something wrong or out of date?