MARMARA REGION (Turkey)

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The Marmara Region is essentially the gate between Europe and Asia. A focal passage point since antiquity it has seen the invasion of countless armies and the establishment successive civilizations. Istanbul embraces two continents with one arm reaching out to Asia and the other to Europe.

Through the city's heart, the Bosphorus, course the waters of the Black Sea, the Sea of Marmara and the Golden Horn. The former capital of three successive empires, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman, Istanbul today honors and preserves the legacy of its past while looking forward to a modern future. It is Istanbul's endless variety that fascinates its visitors.

The museums, churches, palaces, grand mosques, bazaars and sights of natural beauty seem innumerable.

Although Marmara is situated in a geographical location where climatic conditions are quite temperate, the diverse nature of the landscape , and the existence in particular of the mountains that run parallel to the coasts, results in significant differences in climatic conditions from one region to the other.

While the coastal areas enjoy milder climates, the inland Anatolian plateau experiences extremes of hot summers and cold winters with limited rainfall.