4 days · Marmara, Central Anatolia, Aegean
From Bursa to the Phrygian Valley
From early Ottoman Bursa and Cumalıkızık to Söğüt and Odunpazarı, and from the Temple of Zeus at Aizanoi to the Phrygian Valley and Afyon Castle.
- Day 1
Bursa and Cumalıkızık
- 09.00–09.45 · Osmangazi, BursaGreat Mosque of BursaAn early Ottoman mosque with twenty domes and a fountain inside.
🚗 12,8 km · 15 min
10.00–12.00 · Yıldırım, BursaCumalıkızıkA preserved early Ottoman village at the foot of Uludağ.
🍽️ What to eat: İskender kebab, İnegöl köfte
📍 Where to eat:- İskender kebab: Bursa's signature dish.
- Village breakfast in Cumalıkızık: At the houses around the village square.
🛏️ Where to stay: Central Bursa or mansion guesthouses in Cumalıkızık
- Day 2
Söğüt and Eskişehir
🚗 118,4 km · 115 min
10.55–12.55 · Söğüt, BilecikTomb of Ertuğrul GaziThe Söğüt tomb of Ertuğrul Gazi, father of Osman Gazi.🚗 51,2 km · 50 min
13.45–15.45 · Odunpazarı, EskişehirHouses of OdunpazarıA historic quarter of colourful bay-windowed Ottoman houses and a modern museum.
The streets of Odunpazarı are pleasant to stroll in the evening too.
🍽️ What to eat: Çiğ börek
📍 Where to eat:- Çiğ börek: At the börek shops in the quarter.
🛏️ Where to stay: Eskişehir, Odunpazarı
- Day 3
Aizanoi
🚗 137,7 km · 107 min
10.47–12.47 · Çavdarhisar, KütahyaAizanoiHome to one of the best-preserved Temples of Zeus in Anatolia.
🍽️ What to eat: Cimcik
🛏️ Where to stay: Central Kütahya
- Day 4
The Phrygian Valley and Afyon
🚗 164,5 km · 146 min
11.26–13.26 · Han, EskişehirMidas MonumentA monumental Phrygian facade carved into a rock face.🚗 40,6 km · 49 min
14.15–16.15 · İhsaniye, AfyonkarahisarAyaziniA Phrygian Valley village with churches and houses carved into rock.🚗 34,1 km · 32 min
16.47–18.47 · AfyonkarahisarAfyonkarahisar CastleA historic castle on top of the steep rock in the middle of the city.
The castle is reached by a long stairway; wear comfortable shoes.
🍽️ What to eat: Çiğ börek
📍 Where to eat:- Breakfast with clotted cream: Afyon clotted cream with honey.