| A short break in Turkey is an ideal place to go if you | | | | one on their shopping list. |
| are looking for sun, fun and culture. It can be quite | | | | Taking a boat cruise on the Bosphorus (Istanbul) will |
| difficult to decide what to do on holiday and where the | | | | probably be one of the highlights on your short break. |
| best places to go are especially if you are only on a | | | | You will see so many sites that you literally won't |
| short break in Turkey. In order to help you decide what | | | | know where to look including the Selimiye Barracks |
| the 'must do' things are this list contains all the best | | | | where Florence Nightingale worked, Topkapi Palace, |
| parts of a Turkish holiday. | | | | Rumeli Hisari and many more stunning sites. You can |
| The first thing that you should definitely try whilst on | | | | chose whether to take a traditional Istanbul ferryboat |
| your short break in Turkey is a Turkish Bath. The | | | | or a faster TurYol boat depending on how long you |
| Turkish bath has been present in Turkey for thousands | | | | want to stay. |
| of years and became popular when local residents | | | | Catch a performance of the renowned Whirling |
| didn't have the facilities in their own houses so would | | | | Dervishes for a truly unique experience. Known to the |
| go to the local public Turkish bath. It was tradition for | | | | west as Whirling Dervishes, the members of the |
| people then to view going there as a day out and | | | | Mevlevi Order lived in monasteries and their rituals are |
| would prepare picnics to take with them to eat when | | | | among the enduring as well as the most exquisite |
| they finished bathing. Despite the fact that most people | | | | ceremonies of spirituality. |
| now have baths in their own homes, the traditional | | | | Folk and belly dancing performances are both very |
| Turkish bath is still as prevalent as ever and they can | | | | popular forms of entertainment in Turkey. Belly dancing |
| still be found in almost every neighbourhood of all the | | | | is called "gobek dans" and it is still custom for the bride |
| big towns and cities in Turkey. | | | | and groom to hire a belly dancer for their wedding. |
| The magic carpets are definitely something you will | | | | You can still go and see various performances with |
| come across while on your short break in Turkey. | | | | belly dancers all around Turkey today. Folk dancing |
| Carpet weaving has long traditions and you can take | | | | normally involves the dancers wearing special |
| trips and tours to learn how the carpets are made by | | | | costumes and often reflect natural events or daily life. |
| hand and what determines their value. Throughout the | | | | Again, there are many performances you can go and |
| country you will see carpets for sale in every size, | | | | see wherever you are staying. |
| design and colour scheme in stalls, street - side shops | | | | With so much to see and do a short break in Turkey |
| and elegant showrooms. No trip to Turkey would be | | | | is ideal for everyone regardless of how old you are or |
| complete without a trip to a carpet shop and many | | | | what interests you. |
| claim that the purchase of a Turkish carpet is number | | | | |